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KYW CBS This Morning February 23, 2017

You work for us. Lets take a couple more comments or questions about health care. [ shouting ] lawmakers face off with angry voters. The president and the white house say at least some of the outrage is manufactured. This wasnt an artificial cowd. It wasnt manufactured. It was real people with real concerns. The Trump Administration rolling back federal protections for trans gender students in Public Schools. He believes in states rights and certain issues like this arent best dealt with at the federal level. Moreno is wreaking havoc in the bay area. The water is receding. We are far from out of this. We go back into winter throughout the plains. A nasty return to winter. Talking about potential blizzard conditions. Back up unrest in Southern California as protesters gathered over a Police Officer firing a gun during a confrontation with teenagers. The fiery last stand over the Dakota Access oil pipeline as demonstrators faced a deadline to leave the camp site. The storm is bearing down on the uk. The warning is to batten down the hatches. All that tom bradys super bowl jersey m. I. A. So there are suspects including lady gaga. Where was she after the game . Lady gaga wouldnt do it. For sure she could have done it. And figuring out whether we have company out there. Seven newly discovered planets. A new solar system 39 light years away. How far is that, steve . Pretty far. Thank you. On cbs this morning. Five seconds to go. They have to Pay Attention to the clock. Syracuse wins are you serious . Gillan has beaten duke and the orange had them all the way. An assassin. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie rose is off so Anthony Mason is with us. We have to talk about that college basketball. If charlie was here he would not be happy about that. North carolina what a game. A big east alumni wouldnt like that. Syracuse is no longer in the big east. Way to hit the three pointer. Lots of news. First President Trump is getting low marks in the latest cbs news polls. Opinions are guided along party lines. The poll shows 39 of americans approve of the president s job performance. 51 disapprove. People say immigration is the most important issue. The president needs to address it followed by the economy and health care. Those topics at the center of confrontations at town halls around the country. Constituent are blasting members of congress and the Trump Administration policies. My husband has alzheimers, dementia and other things and you want to stand there and expect us to be calm, cool, and collected. What kind of insurance do you have . You can hear the anger and pain in that womans voice. Another town hall is scheduled today near pensacola, florida. Good morning. Reporter lawmakers come to explain their own actions but this week one of the main things voters want to talk about along with immigration or health care is the president himself. In some cases these lawmakers are having to answer for behavior or comments or policies they themselves dont support. Do you agree with mr. Trump that the press is the enemy of the American People yes or no . Yes or no . [ cheers ] no. Arkansas senator tom cotton fielded a lot of uncomfortable questions about his partys leader last night. This one was the most painful. If you call yourself a christian man, are you making the right decisions for these kids while you are supporting the policies of a man who wants to grab women by the [ bleep ] . [ cheers ] it would seem that you have uncovered that we have a lot of people here who are not supportive of donald trump. [ cheers ] reporter at hostile town halls republicans have decided some president ial behavior isnt worth defending. He makes delusional statements. I think that was a fine last question. I intend to answer it to the best of my ability. Reporter mr. Trumps relationship with russia is a flash point. We need to make sure that our president is not a puppet of vladimir putin. [ cheers and applause ] reporter as has his refusal to release his tax returns. Hes the president. Hes not a private individual. Reporter in louisiana senator cassidy tried to talk about obamacare. [ shouting ] but he was drowned out and said later the antitrump fervor is preventing productive discourse. When i point out trump goals they say hes lying. If you just decided you wont believe him we cant go forward. Reporter the white house said yesterday that some of the scenes are being manufactured by professional protesters. Most republican lawmakers say the opposite that they may not agree with everything they are saying but they are real people, anthony, with real concerns. Thank you. The president is hearing protests after the white house reversed new federal guidelines on school bathrooms. A judge had already blocked the Obama Administrations guidance that trans gender students must be allowed to use facilities based on the gender they identify with. The Trump Administration says the federal government should not interfere. Major garrett is at the white house with the decision. Good morning. Good morning. This reversal is designed to take the federal government out of the transgender bathroom issue and take the debate and the search for solutions in the hands of states and local School Districts. Critics say this will create confusion and could open the door to discrimination and possibly bullying. Protesters formed outside the white house last night as the decision to end federal protections for transgender students put President Trump front and center in the battle over lgbt rights. In a Statement Released last night the white house said policy regarding transgender bathrooms should be decided at the state level. Sean spicer echoed the guidance tuesday. This is not something that the federal government should be involved in. This is a states rights issue. Reporter last may trans gender students were allowed to use bathrooms that matched their gender identity. Those that didnt comply would lose funding. We should try to accommodate the kids so they are not in a position. The Justice Department has a duty to enforce the law. The issue gained prominence last march when North Carolina enacted a law restricting access to bathrooms in certain governmentowned buildings to the sex that appears on a persons birth certificate. Candidate trump criticized North Carolinas move. There have been very few complaints the way it is. Reporter and said Caitlyn Jenner could use any bathroom in trump tower. In Caitlyn Jenner walked into trump tower and wanted to use the bathroom she could use any bathroom she chooses. Thats correct. Reporter mr. Trump told fox news that night it is up to the states to make their own decisions. The federal government should not be involved. Reporter the white house said betsy devos is 100 on board with the reversal in federal policy. In a Statement Last night the education secretary said in part students should have the freedom to learn and thrive in a safe and trusted environment. This is not merely a federal mandate but a moral obligation no individual, school, district or state can abdicate. Norah . Major, thank you so much. A high level u. S. Delegation is trying to sell new deportation policies to mexico. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and john kelly want to find Common Ground on immigration and a border wall. So far mexicos leadership is not buying it. The countrys Foreign Affairs secretary says we will not accept it because there is no reason why we should. Chip reed is following the immigration talks. Good morning. Good morning. Secretaries tillerson and kelly will meet with the mexican president this afternoon. They have a tall order to calm the nerves of mexican officials angry about the administrations Immigration Enforcement guidelines. The relationship with mexico is phenomenal now. I think there is an unbelievable and robust dialogue between the nations. Reporter as the white house was insisting the state of u. S. mexico diplomacy is healthy, 1800 miles away in mexico city secretary of state Rex Tillerson was on a mission to mend a fractured relationship. At the center of the rift a new immigration memo that authorizes the deportation of anyone living in the u. S. Illegally. You have to understand that we are not going out and doing mass deportations. Reporter joining tillerson today in mexico, Homeland Security secretary john kelly. The two plan to discuss the new Trump Administration policy of deporting anyone caught entering the u. S. Through mexico, regardless of their nationality. They could bring up President Trumps desire to make mexico pay for a wall on the border an explosive issue that caused the mexican president to cancel his meeting with the president in january. We are going to renegotiate other aspects of our relationship with mexico. And in the end i think it will be good for both countries. Reporter President Trump has told all federal agencies to comb through their budgets and look for waste. That would include spending on mexico. No more wasted money. We are going to be spending the money in a very careful manner. Reporter the president has specifically ordered the department of Homeland Security to comb through the last five fiscal years of aid to mexico. Of an estimated 320 Million Dollars annually the largest chupg goes to Law Enforcement including helping mexican authorities fight the war on drugs. Gayle . Chip, thank you. Vice president mike pence visited a Jewish Cemetery where vandals damaged more than 150 headstones. He helped clean the grave sites at the st. Louis area cemetery helped by the governor of missouri and hundreds of volunteers. All of the headstones have been repaired or replaced. There is no place in america for hatred or acts of prejudice, violence or antisemitism. Reporter the Vice President also thanked the volunteers for, quote, inspiring the nation. He said yesterday it shows what america is really about. A lot of people were giving him credit. I think its great he went out there. And that so many muslimamericans did, too. The response was extraordinary. It was great. Police in anaheim arrested 200 people during protests. Hundreds flooded the streets one day after an off duty Police Officer fired his gun during a dispute with teenagers. One protester was hit by a bean bag and officers made arrests. It was captured by a cell phone video. Oh. [ gunshot ] you heard the sound. The off duty officer can be seen firing the gun while pulling a teenager through bushes. Police say he was upset about kids constantly stepping on his property. Heres how it escalated. Let me go, for the last time. Reporter cell phone video captured the moment the fight escalates. The man in the sunglasses is an off duty lapd officers with his hands on a 13yearold student who could be heard yelling hes a minor. Police say the off duty officer who lives along a popular route to three local schools was increasingly frustrated with kids walking across his property. Tuesday afternoon he confronted them. At what point the 13yearold tries to get away and his friends intervene, knocking the officer down. Thats when he grabs a gun from his waistband and pulls the trigger. [ gunshot ] no one was hit. 13yearold christian who asked us not to show his face said he was sticking up for a classmate. This girl goes on his lawn. Reporter christian has bruises and cuts from the fight. I thought he was going to shoot me. I was scared. I thought i was going to die. Reporter christian and a 15yearold were arrested at the scene but released, pending further charges. For cbs this morning, carter evans, los angeles. The off duty officer has been placed on administrative leave while the lapd investigates. He alleges the teenager, christian, said he would shoot him. Christian said he was threatening to sue him. Anthony . Americanbacked Iraqi Forces Say they have captured a key airport from isis. The advance is part of a major assault this week against extremist fighters in iraqs second largest city. Video shows the intense battle. Mosul is the last major isis stronghold in iraq. David martin is traveling with the commander of u. S. Forces in the middle east. In the next hour hell join us from baghdad with how more u. S. Troops could be headed to the region. A small number of north dakota pipeline protesters are defying a government evacuation order. Police yesterday began clearing out the activists from the camp near the pipeline. They arrested at least ten people. Some protesters set fires to structures as they left. They said it was part of a ceremony to mark their departure after months of protest. A former doctor for the u. S. Womens Gymnastics Team is set to be arraigned after charges of sexual abuse. He was charged with two dozen counts of criminal Sexual Assault including nine girls. So far more than 80 women have come forward with complaints against the 53yearold. Sunday on 60 minutes three former teen usa gymnasts went public accusing the former team doctor of sexual abuse. Story. The details are disturbing. John, good morning. Good morning. Complaints first became public in september following an investigation by the Indianapolis Star that prompted young women to come forward. The latest complaint alleges nine gymnasts, all under the age of 16, had treatments that included digital penetration. This guy is despicable. He is a monster. Reporter michigans top prosecutor bill schuete fires more charges against michigan Sports Medicine doctor larry nasar including 22 counts of first degree criminal Sexual Conduct. A girl identified as victim b began seeing him for treatment as early as 10 years old. She said she was sexually assaulted more times than she could count. Since december hes been held without bail in michigan after pleading not guilty in Different Cases for charges including criminal Sexual Conduct and possession of child pornography. Very effortless [ cheers and applause ] reporter jamie dancer won a bronze medal in the 2000 olympics and says he treated her without a glove or chaperone. She spoke with 60 minutes on sunday. How many times did you have this kind of procedure . I mean, it would happen all the way to the olympics in sydney. I was 18. Reporter from the time you were 13 or so until 18 . Yes. Reporter on monday, dancer joined former national jgymnast on cbs this morning to discuss the alleged sexual abuse. We all love our sport. We want it to come across to everybody watching, to everybody who might fall in love with it that its safe. It is not safe right now. In a statement to cbs this morning usa gymnastics says nothing is more important to usa gymnastics than protecting young people. Officials say they are doing everything they can to promote a safe environment for athletes. The lawyers have defended his treatment as legitimate but his attorney told cbs this morning he has no comment to wednesdays charges. He faces up to life in prison if convicted. We are likely to see more cases . Thats likely. The michigan prosecutor used the word despicable. A strong word that seems to apply. Terrible. Distressing story. San joses mayor says they failed to properly warn people during a flood emergency. A creek overflowed causing widespread flooding. The fastrising water led to dozens of rescues. The heavy rain seriously damaged a bridge on highway 1 in big sur, part of the coastal highway is shut down indefinitely. Officials say the bridge has to be removed and replaced. Just one ticket. One ticket was sold in indiana that matches the winning numbers for the massive powerballotry. The numbers were picked last night for the 435 million jackpot. You are set for life. The prize is one of the largest in powerball history. We do not know the identity of the winner or winners. The winning numbers are 10, 13, 28, 52, 61 and the powerball number is 2. I hope when its that big a group wins it as opposed to just one. That would be nice. It would be nice. Indiana police make a unique request in a double murder investigation. Ahead, why a voice recording is so important to finding the killer or killers a new nasa discovery could take us closer to finding out whether we are alone in the universe. 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