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KYW CBS Overnight News March 21, 2017

With what ive seen and the way id describe it is there is circumstantial evidence certainly of collusion or coordination. There has been direct evidence of deception, and i think people i hope got the sense today during this long hearing about just why its so important that both congress and the fbi do a thorough investigation. But to be crystal clear, this evening, as we speak, there is no hard evidence of collusion between the Trump Campaign and the russians . You said there is circumstantial evidence . You know, i would not say i would not phrase it the way you did. Circumstantial evidence can be very powerful and it is hard evidence. You can certainly prove many cases on the basis of circumstantial evidence, so people shouldnt underestimate the power of that. During your committee hearing, someone using President Trumps official twitter handle took issue with what was being said by the fbi director, and the director was asked, and he rebutted that. That was pretty unusual, in fact maybe unprecedented for a congressional hearing. It was. You dont usually have a realtime fact check of a president ial statement by the director of the fbi and the director of the nsa, but we did get that today, and i think the comment the president had misrepresented was the suggestion that the fbi and nsa had said there was no effect by the russians on the electoral process. That simply wasnt true. Why do you think donald trump and the white house continue to insist that he was the target of surveillance on the orders of president obama when there doesnt seem to be any evidence to support that . Well, you know, its one of two things. Its either the president simply cannot admit error, and that might be the most well, the least damning explanation, as critical as that would be, or the more concerning would be he cant tell the difference between fact and fiction, and he has somehow persuaded himself of this alternate reality. That would be an even worse scenario, and honestly, at this point i cant tell which it is. Representative adam schiff, thank you so much for your time. Thanks, scott. Today, 13 months and one president ial election after the death of Supreme Court justice antonin scalia, the senate opened confirmation hearings for his successor. Jan crawford is following that. We sometimes hear judges cynically described as politicians in robes, seeking to enforce their own politics rather than striving to apply the law impartially. If i thought that were true, i would hang up the robe. Reporter pledging to respect the rule of law, judge neil gorsuch told the senators judges must remain above politics. I dont think thats what life in the law is about. Reporter in a deeply personal statement, the colorado native talked about his western roots and family and thanked his wife louise. I love you so much. Reporter but throughout the first day, another respective federal Appeals Court judge also was in focus. Chief judge merrick garland. Judge garland. Chief judge merrick garland. Reporter Democratic Senators like Patrick Leahy are still seething that republicans blocked president obamas nomination a year ago this week of judge merrick garland. It was totally unprecedented in our countrys whole history. Reporter they also took aim at President Trump and questioned gorsuchs commitment to judicial independence. Connecticuts richard blumenthal. The possibility of the Supreme Court needing to enforce a subpoena against the president is no longer idle speculation. Reporter but republican senators said the hearing was not about judge garland or the president. North Carolinas Tom tillis. I hope that this nomination hearing focuses on the one person here before us who i hope will go on to fill the Supreme Court. Reporter democrats are promising a thorough review of judge gorsuchs record with a focus on workers rights, Civil Liberties and womens rights. He will be in this hot seat about ten hours tomorrow, scott, and again on wednesday. Jan crawford, thanks. In breaking news this evening, a new terrorist threat has been discovered, and tonight the u. S. Is announcing that Electronic Devices will be banned for passengers flying on Foreign Airlines from eight countries in the middle east and north africa. Chip reid is following this for us. Chip, what do you know . Reporter well, scott, u. S. Official tell us that Electronic Devices that are larger than a cell phone will be banned temporarily from flights coming to the u. S. From eight middle eastern and north african countries on airlines based in those countries. That means devices like laptops and ipads cannot be carried in the cabin. They will have to be checked. The airlines have 96 hours or four days to comply. It is unclear how long the ban will last. Again, as far as we know, this will not apply to u. S. Based airlines. U. S. Officials tell us this step is based on intelligence gathered overseas. They say theyve been told that this information is not about a specific timecertain plot, and, scott, a similar incident took place in 2014 when airlines banned Electronic Devices on some flights coming from europe to the United States. More details about this on cbs this morning tomorrow. Chip reid, thanks very much. Still ahead, a minnesota man is accused of ordering a nazi massacre. And remembering chuck berry. The first inductee in the rock n roll hall of fame. [joy bauer] two thirds of americans have digestive issues. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. But many probiotics do not survive your stomachs harsh environment. Digestive advantage is different. Its natural protein shell is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic, to get where you need it most. Get the digestive advantage, and enjoy living well. For decades a ukrainian immigrant has lived a quiet life in minneapolis, raising a family and attending church, but a court in poland says the retired carpenter is actually a nazi war criminal. Jamie yuccas reports. My father was, is, and remains an innocent man. Reporter Andriy Karkoc is a passionate defender of his 98yearold father michael karkoc. In 2013, karkoc was identified as the commander of a nazi s. S. Led ukrainian unit who ordered the massacre of 44 polish civilians during world war ii. You go your whole life with your dad to have someone accuse him of being a nazi. These are lies. This is defamation. This is slander. Its unsupported. Its innuendo. Its allegations. Reporter but polish Authorities Say they have plenty of evidence against karkoc, including nazi pay stub records and karkocs own ukrainian language memoir, in which he places himself at the site of at least one mass murder. Karkoc did not reveal his nazi past when he applied for citizenship in the United States in 1949. Or that he served with the ukrainian selfdefense legion. Affiliation with either group would have barred his entry. Mark weitzman is with the Simon Wiesenthal center, a jewish human rights organization. You would think that we know everything that we need to know about that period, but the reality is that were still learning new things almost every day. Historians are uncovering new things. Reporter germany investigated karkocs case four years ago but declined to prosecute saying he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. Scott, so far the department of justice has not publicly commented on whether or not the United States will extradite karkoc to poland. 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Spring arrived today, and with it the annual Cherry Blossom festival in washington. But a cold snap has wiped out about half the blossoms. The trees were a gift from japan in 1912. Billionaire David Rockefeller died today. The longtime head of Chase Manhattan Bank was the last surviving grandchild of standard oil founder john d. Rockefeller and the brother of the late Vice President nelson rockefeller. His philanthropic work earned him a president ial medal of freedom. David rockefeller was 101. If you want to know what new york sounds like, treat yourself to the words of jimmy breslin, the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist. About the true thief, he wrote, there can be nothing too small to steal. About the hapless 62 mets, marvelous marv was holding down first base. This is like saying Willie Sutton works at your bank. And about Donald Trumps the art of the deal, the book was nothing more than safe cracking by hard cover. Jimmy breslin died yesterday. He was 88. Coming up next, well remember when rock was young. Elvis became its king. Disc jockey alan freed gave it a name, and chuck berry, he was the godfather of rock n roll, its inspiration and driving force. Chuck berry died saturday at the age of 90. Jim axelrod has his story and his music. Reporter there are plenty of ways to articulate the importance of chuck berry. He was the first inductee into the rock n roll hall of fame, where the Rolling Stones Keith Richards came clean. I lifted every lick he ever played. Down in louisiana close to new orleans reporter berrys masterpiece johnny b. Goode was on the voyager 1 when it launched 40 years ago, just in case some other form of life wanted to understand ours. I got a 1966 cherry red mustang ford and then theres the man himself explaining his uncommonly common touch. Everybody drives cars. Everybody has to have money. Everybody has a love affair, inspirations. These are things i write about. Roll over, beethoven, i got to hear it again today reporter but the best way to measure chuck berrys influence is not through words, but through music. For their very first song of their very first u. S. Concert, the beatles chose berrys rollover beethoven. Rollover beethoven, rocking in two by two reporter years later, berrys publisher would sue the beatles for come together, accusing them of sampling you cant catch me. Come on flat top, we come grooving up slowly reporter a bit too liberally. Come on flat top, we come up quickly reporter theyd settle out of court. If everybody had an ocean across the usa reporter litigation would also force the beach boys to give berry a writing credit for surfing usa. Rocking and rolling in pittsburgh, pa reporter pay homage to sweet little 16 was one thing. Berry wanted royalries. Today, flowers were placed on berrys star in hollywood. And Rock N Rollers everywhere blasted a few of chuck berrys bestknown licks. Oh, johnny b. Goode reporter the ones that changed music forever. Jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. And thats the overnight news for this tuesday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and be sure not to miss cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im jericka duncan. The heads of the fbi and the National Security agency went before congress to answer questions about russian interference in the november president ial election. The headline intelligence agencies are highly confident russia interfered with the goal of electing donald trump and the fbi is investigating possible coordination between russia and Trump Associates. Also, President Trump was not wiretapped by former president obama. Jeff pegues has more. I have no information that supports those tweets. Reporter several times, fbi director james comey rejected the president s claim that president obama ordered trump towr wiretapped. Adam schiff is the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. You said theres been no evidence of an illegal wiretap by president obama, is that right . I said the fbi and the Justice Department have no information to support those tweets. Reporter another white house claim that British Intelligence wiretapped trump tower on behalf of the United States was dismissed by the director of the nsa, mike rogers. I have seen nothing on the nsa side that we engaged in any such activity nor that anyone ever asked us to engage in such activity. Reporter comey did confirm that since last july the fbi has been conducting a counterintelligence investigation into russian interference in the 2016 president ial campaign and whether Trump Associates colluded with russian officials. Committee chairman republican devin nunes. Do you have any evidence that any current Trump White House or Administration Official coordinated with the Russian Intelligence Services . Thats not a question i can answer. Reporter comey declined to answer questions dozens of times, citing the Ongoing Investigation and classified information. Dont overinterpret the fact that i say i cant comment. Im not going to comment on anybody. Reporter but cbs news has learned that those under scrutiny include former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, Campaign Foreign policy adviser carter page, onetime Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and roger stone, a longtime friend of President Trump. Stone told us last week that he had not broken any laws. I have no fear, because i know i had no meaningful contact whatsoever with any russians. Reporter republicans on the committee pressed comey on how information about specific individuals became public. Last month Michael Flynn was fired as National Security adviser after it was reported he had undisclosed contact with the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. South carolinas trey gowdy. Im just simply asking you to assure the American People that it is going to be investigated. I cant, but i hope people watching know how seriously we take leaks of classified information, but i dont want to confirm it by saying that were investigating it. President trump was apparently watching the hearing closely, and took to twitter in realtime to try and refute some of the testimony. Major garrett reports. Reporter President Trump ignored yet another question about his baseless wiretap claim. But he couldnt keep quiet on twitter even before todays hearing began. Mr. Trump wrote there was no evidence of Trump Campaign collusion with russian operatives, calling the narrative fake news. The democrats made up after they lost the election. Do you have any evidence . Reporter then during the hearing, mr. Trump highlighted testimony he said indicated no evidence russian meddling influenced the electoral process. A short time later, connecticut democrat jim himes read the tweet to comey. Is that accurate . Weve offered no opinion, have no view, have no information on potential impact because its never something we looked at. It certainly wasnt our intention to say that today because we dont have any information on that subject. Thats not something that was looked at. Reporter the president also noted this exchange between republican trey gowdy and fbi director comey about former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Did you brief president obama on any calls involving Michael Flynn . Im not going to get into either that particular case, that matter, or any conversations i had with the president. I cant answer that. Reporter mr. Trump tweeted reporter at the white house, press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to downplay the role of flynn and Paul Manafort, the second of three Trump Campaign managers. General flynn was a volunteer of the campaign. There has obviously been discussion of Paul Manafort, who played a limited role for a limited amount of time. R

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