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KPIX CBS Overnight News January 20, 2017

Twice from mexican prisons. Margaret brennan has the the latest on this. Margaret. Scott, he is one of the worlds most notorious drug lords and wanted on a variety of Drug Trafficking and organized crime charge as cross the United States. Guzzman ran the cartel one of mexicos deadliest drug gangs. Arrested a year ago and fighting extradition for most of that time. He is best known for being a daring escape artist. Having slipped out of mexicos highest Security Prisons twice. Once, captured here on video, disappearing through a hole in his shower. And another time, fleeing inside a laundry cart. Scott, the extradition comes as the Mexican Foreign minister is expected in washington next week for his first meeting with the trump administration. Margaret brennan, breaking the story for us tonight. Margaret, thank you. The west is in for another round of rough weather. Snow in the mountains and heavy rain in strong wind along the coast. Storms overnight uprooted trees and triggered mudslides. Four earthquakes, set off a massive avalanche in italy. A hotel was destroyed. And dozens of people are missing tonight. Allen pizzey is there. Reporter the avalanche slammed into the 43room hotel before 6 00 in the evening. It broke walls and actually shifted the building. The guests had gone outside to get something from his car, called Emergency Services but they didnt believe him. By the time a rescue effort was mounted. More than two hours later, specialist alpine troops had to ski and snowshoe more than five miles through a blizzard. They found rooms and corridors clogged with snow and debris. But no one called out for help. The only sound was rescue workers scrambling through the devastation. Heavy snowfall cut off the only road to the hotel. The rescue effort turned into a seemingly endless snake of vehicles behind a struggling sunny plow. The hotel is 55 miles from the epicenter of a series of earthquakes and aftershocks that battered the region since august. Thousand of people are cut off without electricity or phones and only sporadic cell phone service. An exchange of Text Messages with the hotel guest worried about the earthquakes reads stay calm. Tomorrow you will come down. A few hours later, it was too late to get out. The hotel was built to with stand earthquakes and it had. But the avalanche they triggered was unstoppable, scott. And tonight there is little hope of any one being dug out alive. Allen pizzey in italy tonight. Coming up next, well give you an inside look at the intense security for the inauguration. Later, Bob Schieffer looks back at the meaning of the obama years. Tiki barber running hambone a barber shop . T hut yes surprising. Yes whats not surprising . How much money david saved by switching to geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Whos next . 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The secret service is gamed out numerous scenarios for protecting the new president tomorrow. From an active shooter to an assassin using a weaponized drone. Director joseph clancy. There is so much concern about a lone wolf type terrorist attack. Are you concerned about that . We are concerned about every possibility out there. When i say concerned, we plan for every possible threat that its out there. The coast guard is patrolling the potomac river. Customs helicopters, buzz the skyline. We flew with pilots, will suggs and roberto sanchez. What is your primary responsibility going to be on Inauguration Day . Play the role, be the eyes in the sky. We have a camera mounted on the helicopter. Do solemnly swear. 31,000, federal, local Law Enforcement members and 5,000 members of the National Guard will blanket the city. Think of it. Reporter secret service agent, doug barnett is on the lookout for cyberattacks. At this Operations Center he and other agents track malicious codes which could infect the Computer Networks of power grids, water companies, and even the air Conditioning Systems of buildings. Concerns would pea introduction of some sort of biohazard or chemical substance. The lead agent says after studying russian hacks against ukrainian power systems, her team made sure buildings and companies were taking basic precautions. Become absolutely knowledgeable as much as you can. Then you get creative and you, you think about how, how could somebody harm us. It is okay to be a little paranoid in your job. Right. Keeps you focused. Officials say that there its no specific or credible threat against the inauguration. Scott, they are concerned about the recent attacks in france and germany involving big trucks. Thats why the security perimeter here has been reinforced with barricades. Jeff pegues in washington tonight. Coming up, an update on the health of george and barbara bush. And a building collapses live on television. Earned overnight. Its earned in every wash. And reearned every day. Tide. Americas number one detergent. In his parting shot at isis, president obama ordered two stealth bombers to libya. To take out a pair of isis military camps. The pentagon released video of the isis fighters loading weapons on to trucks. Well the air force dropped about 100 bombs, more than 80 feel were killed. The pentagon says some of them were terrorists plotting attacks in europe. A horrifying collapse was shown on iranian tv in the heart of tehran. Firefighters were working the upper floors of a burning, 17story building when it collapsed. It is not known how many people were inside. But at least 30 firefighters were killed. The news is better tonight about former president george h. W. Bush and his wife, barbara. Both being treated in a houston hospital. He for pneumonia. She for bronchitis. A Spokesman Says mr. Bush had a good nights sleep. Doctors hope he will be out of intensive care in a few days. Mrs. Bush says she is feeling 1,000 better. Were 1,000 happy that Bob Schieffer is next with the meaning of the obama years. ,,,,,,, Bob Schieffer spent a lot of time covering washington, not the president , the city. But he has covered 10 president s and he is going on 11. Bob. Thank you, scott. In the early days, most americans never saw their president s or even their likenesses. In the modern era, we cant avoid them. Their images are everywhere. They are part of our lives. I Barack Hussein obama. For me the enduring images of barack obama came in those first minutes as president. When millions of people, probably the Largest Group ever to descend on washington saw americas first black president sworn into office. So help you god. So help me god. Congratulations, mr. President. Whether you were democrat or republican, whether you voted for him or not, when you saw the joy in those faces, it was hard not to feel the country had done a good thing. As modern president s do, he want on to share our best of times, victories small and large. The United States has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. He was there to share our worst days, pictures forever etched in our hearts and minds. Every time i think about those kids. He had accomplishments to be proud of, getting people back to work for one thing. But many times few things went his way. Some real collaboration. He showed so little zest for the give and take in deal making that legislating required. I wruonce asked him if he likeds job. He was ready for the question. Let me tell you, bob, i love this job. Reporter saddled with an oversized unrealistic list of expectations and promises he was assigned superhero status before even settling in. He won the Nobel Peace Prize before actually doing anything of note. Maybe not surprising, since he was the one who said yes, we can. Reporter beyond what he did or didnt do, i keep thinking back to the first minutes of his presidency. Maybe thats when we saw his real legacy. After that, africanamerican grandmothers could finally say to their grandsons and granddaughters, what my granny said to me. See, one day you can be president too. Until barack obama, there was no proof of that. Thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little bit later for the morning news and be sure not new miss our inauguration scuff rage on cbs this morning. From the National Mall. From the Jones Day Law Firm overlooking the capitol, im scott pelley. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im tony dokoupil. A hallmark of american democracy on display today in washington as donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The peaceful transfer of power was once unique to this nation. But over the centuries its become a beacon for other democratic countries to follow. As for mr. Trump, he plans to take the oath of office with two bibles. One his own, the other used by abraham lincoln. Then, the fun begins. Here is major garrett. First, by car. Then on a military plane that soared over the new york city skyline. Donald trump and his family made their way to washington. Upon arrival, mr. Trump saluted the troops he will command as the 45th president of the United States. Vice president elect, mike pence. It is a momentous day before an historic day. Reporter the president elects first stoch in the nations capitol was a lunch at his own hotel. This is a gorgeous room. A total jean just must have built it. Mr. Trump and incoming first lady, melania attended a concert at the lincoln memorial. And i promise you that i will work so hard we are going to get it turned around. Going to bring our jobs back. We are not going to let other countries take our jobs any longer. Reporter earlier the trump transition in need of experienced personnel in keep posts announced 50 senior level obama aides will stay on board and include, adam szubin and brett mcgurk at the center of the strategy to defeat isis, implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal and sanctions against russia. Incoming White House Press secretary, sean spicer. There are limitations to what some of the individuals can do in terms of enacting the agenda, but in terms of being ready to go and being able to respond to an incident, we are ready to go at 12 01 tomorrow. Upwards of 1 million will attend the inauguration, parade and events that follow. That number includes perhaps a quarter million demonstrators, some supporting but most protesting the new president. Keeping everyone safe is a job of nearly 30,000 security personnel. Jeff pegues reports. Reporter the secret service has ga has gamed out numerous scenarios to protect the new president. From an active shooter to an assassin using a weaponized drone. Director joseph clancy. There is so much concern about a lone wolf type terrorist attack. Are you concerned about that . We are concerned about every possibility out there. When i say concerned, we plan for every possible threat that its out there. The coast guard is patrolling the potomac river. Customs helicopters, buzz the skyline. We flew with pilots, will suggs and roberto sanchez. What is your primary responsibility going to be on Inauguration Day . Play the role, be the eyes in the sky. We have a camera mounted on the helicopter. Do solemnly swear. 31,000, federal, local Law Enforcement members and 5,000 members of the National Guard will blanket the city. Think of it. Reporter secret service agent, doug barnett is on the lookout for cyberattacks. At this Operations Center he and other agents track malicious codes which could infect the Computer Networks of power grids, water companies, and even the air Conditioning Systems of buildings. Some concerns would be introduction of some sort of biohazard or chemical substance. The lead agent says after studying russian hacks against ukrainian power systems, her team made sure buildings and companies were taking basic precautions. Become absolutely knowledgeable as much as you can. Then you get creative and you, you think about how, how could it is okay to be a little paranoid in your job. Right. Keeps you focused. Mike pence is gearing up for the biggest day of his political life when he is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. Mr. Pence is slated to be the trump administrations liaison to congress and he sat down for a chat with our charlie rose. As you know, you enter this white house and this city with the lowest Approval Ratings of any person who has assumed the presidency, what kind of challenge is that . And at the same time, how important is to double the efforts to reunite . I think the American People are going to see a president in august rate e inaugurated who is going to keep the promise. The polls werent always right during the election year, im skeptical of the polls going into inauguration. I can tell you the president elect, our whole team are ready to go to work and really, just, advance the kind of policies that, that to borrow his phrase will make America Great again. You have been asked this before, i am sure. The tweets, are they a necessary, b, distracting, does he have to tilt at every windmill that criticizes him . I think one of the really refreshing things about the president elect is that he speaks his mind. And sometimes he does that from a podium. Sometimes he does that in an interview. Some times heap does it on twitter. I dont believe it does. I really dont believe it does. You are okay with that . I will tell you that some of the treatment that he has gotten and that we frankly continue to get by some in the media is is frustrating and his ability to literally reach tens of millions of people with his view of a particular issue or a particular news i think is of value to the administration. I expect him to continue to use that. Former president , george h. W. Bush remains hospitalized in hueton. Sti houston. Doctors hope to move him to a regular room in a couple days. As the for wife barbara in hospital, she is said to be feeling 100 better. He is stable now. Resting comfortably in the icu. He is going to stay there for observation. President bush is recovering from what spokesman jim mcgraph described as an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia. Doctors intubated the 41st president wednesday for a procedure to protect and clear his airway. There is not a lot of money to be made betting against george bush. Mcgraph says the 92yearold its a fighter. It is a serious situation. He is 92. He has pneumonia. In the icu. Again you, dont bet against george bush. Reporter the former president hasnt let his age slow him down. He jumped out of an airplane for his 90th birthday. But this is the fourth hospital stay in five years. He is suffering from a disease similar to parkinsons limited his mobility. President bush sent president elect trump a note apologizing that neither he nor his wife would attend the inauguration. My doctor says if i sit outside in january, it will likely put me six feet under, same for barbara, before wishing the president elect well. On wednesday mr. 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Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. During his eight years in office, president obama has received literally millions of letters. Some are funny. Some are sad. And some are downright angry. But nearly all of them get read. From the start of his administration, mr. Obama has instructed his staff to bring him a daily dose of the correspondence to wrap up his day. You know i get a lot of letters from constituents, i get 40,000 every day. I dont read all 40,000. Somebody does. For the past eight years, one of those somebody has been fiona reeves. I lead one, it said on the envelope, alert, do theest baby photo ever inside. As direct ore of president ial correspondence, she runs the team that loo

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