Transcripts For WUSA CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 2017

Transcripts For WUSA CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley 20170208

He wants you tono kw that this is what 77 can look like. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Government he works for, attacking a federal court for scrutinizing the president s temporary travel ban. Courts seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our Justice System if they would be able to read a statement and do whats right. Reporter the attack on the Judicial Branch stunned judge gorsuch, who told senators on capitol hill he felt mr. Trumps recent comments were disartening and demoralizing. Mr. Trumps travel ban was put on hold by a federal judge last week. 212f. Reporter today the president recited the law he believes justifies the order. And it couldnt have been written any more precisely. Its not like, oh, gee, we wish it were written better. It was written beautifully. Reporter yesterday, three federal Appeals Court judges heard arguments on whether to reinstate mr. Trumps travel ban. An audio feed of the hearing was broadcast widely on television. And i was a good student. I comprehend very well. Okay. Better than i think almost anybody. And i want to tell you, i listened to a bunch of stuff last night on television that was disgraceful. It was disgraceful. Reporter President Trump argued the country is at risk because his executive order is not being enforced right now. Terrorism say far greater threat than the people of our country understand, but were going to take care of it. Reporter the white house released a list of 24 people from the banned countries, some of whom went on to become u. S. Citizens. But, scott, they targeted americans or had links to terrorism. Pelley Margaret Brennan at the white house. Margaret, thank you. Well, senators are battling over the nomination of one of their own to be attorney general, the nations top Law Enforcement officer. Last night, republicans invoked an arcane rule to silence a democratic critic, rule 19 forbids criticism of the senator. It was written in 1902 after a fist fight on the senate floor. Nancy cordes is calling this bout. Reporter did you expect to get rip remanded . No, i did not. Reporter a supposedly silenced Elizabeth Warren had a lot to say today about her public rebuke. This Republicancontrolled Senate says that i have to sit down, be quiet. The senator will take her seat. Reporter warrens transgression was reading out loud from a 1986 letter Coretta Scott king wrote about alabama senator jeff sessions. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. Reporter Republican Leaders accused warren of impugning a fellow senator who is now up for attorney general. She was warned. She was given an explaination. Nevertheless, she persisted. Reporter today, defiant democrats took turns reading the letter themselveses, with no repercussions. Mr. Session has used the awesome power of his office. To chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens. Reporter and they noted republicans werent punished from disparaging colleagues in 2015. A flatout lie. Reporter any with 2016. With his cancerous leadership. Look, it was a diatribe for most of the evening. Reporter utah republican orrin hatch argues warrens attacks give me a break. Reporter were more extensive. If democrats have concerns about his civil rights record, shouldnt they be able to talk about that . Of course, of course, they should. But they ought to tell the truth, too. Reporter he and other republicans insist that sessions record on race has been distorted for decades. Thats partly what set them off last night. Theyre expected to vote to confirm him within the hour, gag order will be lifted. Pelley nancy cordes on capitol hill. The white house said today it is an insult to the memory of a fallen sailor to criticize last months seal team 6 raid in yemen. Yesterday, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, john mccain, sailed the raid was a failure. In addition to the death of chief ryan owens, several other americans were wounded. 15 civilians were killed, and a u. S. Aircraft was lost. This was the president s spokesman today. I think anybody who undermines the success of that rage raid, owes an apology and a disservice to the life of chief owens. Pelley the Yemeni Government said today that it wants to reassess its cooperation with with u. S. Forces. A recent cbs news poll found that americans are split on the president s ban on citizens from seven predominantly muslim countries. 45 40 approve of the overall job that the president is doing, and Dean Reynolds talked to some of them in wisconsin. Reporter weve been visiting franks diner in kenosha regularly, not just for pancakes the size of catchers midst, but for president ial politics, too. What grade would you give the president so far . Id have to break it in two. An a for intentions and a d for implementation. Reporter every trump reporter here said the rollout had been rocking, but like local businessman glenn woods, they blame the president s opponents for making things worse. At the moment, the democratic strategy seems to be make them stand in fire ants, and eventually hell run away. Reporter we Joseph Centeno about president ial falsehoods, mr. Trumps charge that the media ignored terrorist attacks or that millions voted in the last election. Do you believe millions of votes were cast illegally . I dont have any proof either way. Reporter as for fake news . Do you think somebody from cbs is going to do fake news, going to make up something . I would hope that is thats not the case. Reporter nearby, dick gentz and larry rasch thought the president should take a breath. I think some of the things hes done probably should have been done a little slower. Reporter the executive order on immigration . I dont think he gave it enough thought. I thought he made change after the election. Once he became president , he would be more president ial. It hasnt gotten to that point yet. Reporter they both dismissed antitrump protests, like the big one in washington. What did you think about that . Oh, i thought that was the worst. I mean, the vulgarity, and the violence that they espoused. Its not american. Its not the way we should be doing things. I mean, we had he won. Let him do his job. Reporter and thats what we heard over and over from mr. Trumps supporters here, scott. They said give the president a chance. Pelley Dean Reynolds as we continue to listen to the people. Dean, thank you. President harry truman once threatened a Washington Post critic, threatened to punch him in the nose, after he criticized trumans daughters singing. Trade, President Trump said he was defending his daughter when he criticized nordstrom for dropping her clothing line. Heres Jericka Duncan. Reporter in the midst of a busy day, the president of the United States found time to tweet this last week, nordstrom announced it would no longer buy ivanka trump merchandise, based on the brands perfnc nordstrom executives sent out this companywide email, offering support to anyone affected by President Trumps executive order on immigration. White House Press Secretary sean spicer. Theres clearly an attempt for him to stand up for her because she is being maligned because they have a problem with his policies appropriate President Trumps ongoing involve independent trump Family Business is a problem, says richard painter, chief ethics lawyer for president george w. Bush. We cannot have him out there shilling for the Family Businesses on twitter or anywhere else. These papers. Reporter mr. Trump still owns his blses and profits from them, despite transferring control last month to a trust won runby his sons. The paperwork is incomplete in delaware, where the majority of trump businesses, over 300 of them, are registered. Trump has until march 1 to resign from his corporation. I do think hes brought this on himself. Its unfortunate, because he has experience and very valuable for the job as president. But so far, hes not conducting himself in a way that is consistent with the duties of that office. Reporter meanwhile, the u. S. Military is considering renting space here at trump tower. Scott, the department of defense Spokesman Says its needed to support the personnel and equipment whenle when the presis in new york. Pelley Jericka Duncan in manhattan. Jericka, thank you. Well, we have learned tonightave Security Threat to the president s inauguration last month. Our Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues has discovered that hackers managed to disable much of the vast network of security cameras in washington and hold them for ransom. I, Donald John Trump do solemnly swear. Reporter eight days before President Trump was sworn in, hackers breached traffic washington, d. C. The cameras were part of the security setup for the inauguration and were being monitored at this f. B. I. Command center. There are 187ic87 cameras in the city, monitoring everything from the white house, to the capitol to the inaugural parade route, and about 70 of them had been coman deerd. Chris caruso is leading the investigation for the secret service. There must have been a real concern about identifying who was behind it before the inauguration . Yes, there was a great concern that we figure out who did this, why they did it, and, again, mitigate it so that way it wasnt an effect anymore. Reporter within hours of being notified, the secret service was able to zero in on potential suspects in britain. Police there arrested a man and a woman the day before the inauguration. But the investigation is expanding to more countries. Secret Service Electronic crimes task forces based in rome and paris are now also working case. The malware that infected the cameras and servers has been identified as ransomware, which hackers have used in the past to take over Computer System and then extort money from cities, companies, and hospitals. Did the people behind it make any sort of demand . I cant speak specifically about what the secret Service Found with this investigation at this point. Reporter if they did, you cant talk about it. Thats correct. Reporter in the end, the cameras were taken off line for 48 hours and reconfigure. No ransom money was paid, and, scott, the cameras were fully operational for the inauguration. Investigators have not ruled out that this was a statesponsored operation. Pelley jeff pegues, breaking the story tonight. Thank you, jeff. Winter weather is expected to storm back to the east coast tonight from washington to boston. Already at least 2500 flights have been canceled. There was a 30car pileup in boston but no chief meteorologist eric fisher is track the storms at our boston station wbz. Eric, what are we in for . Scott, quite a wild weather ride we are on here. We had a lot of ice last night, this afternoon, a feeling of spring, record highs, even 70s in washington, d. C. Not so fast. Now, winter storm warnings up in those same locations, even blizzard warnings for parts of long island and massachusetts. This will be a fastmoving storm system, very quickly deepening as we head into the day tomorrow. Big shield of snow right up across new york city, philly, into boston and parts of northern new england, and then exiting as we head into tomorrow night. After that warmth, we have 612 in philadelphia neerk a foot in new york over a foot in boston, as well as hartford, and behind this, scott, were talking about some significant cold, wind chills in the single digits, even subzero numbers by tomorrow night. Pelley eric fisher, thanks. The tornado that plowed through new orleans east yesterday was the most powerful ever recorded in the area. An ef3 wwinds up an hour. At least 60 homes and business were damaged. A few people were hurt, but none seriously. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, a mothers harrowing tale of being forced to give birth in jail. I realize that ah, that 100k is notwell, a 103fortune. Yeah, 103. Well, let me ask you guys. How long did it take you two to save that . A long time. Then its a fortune. Well, im sure you talk to people all the time who think 100k is just pocket change. Right now were just talking to you. I told you we had a fortune. Yes, you did. Getting closer to your investment goals starts with a conversation. Schedule a complimentary goal Planning Session today. Do you know how your you might be surprised. Stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. Miralax is different. 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Unablepa bond, preston waited behind bars at the Macomb County jail. They told me to knock my crap off, stop lying to them. They could put another charge on me if i if i kept lying to them. Reporter as labor pains intensified, Surveillance Video shows preston went to the infirmary three times. She finally gave birth without a doctor present. How did this make you feel . I was scared. I mean, i was terrified. I was so worried for both of us that that either one of us could could catch something and, you know, it would be life threatening. Reporter sheriff Tony Wickersham said the jails medical staff properly attended to preston. I know 100 that our people did what they needed to do. At some point she probably would have been sent to the hospital but the baby came before that happened. Reporter your words for the sheriff giknow he said they were holding me because i had prior warrants. Another yeah, youre right, i did. But what does that have to do with take meeg to the hospital when im in labor . Reporter both mom and baby are okay. Scott, after being checked out at the hospital, she had to go back to jail for five days. Pelley Demarco Morgan for us. Thank you, demarco. Well be right back in just a moment. Ibgard is right for you. Ibgard calms the angry gut. Available in the digestive aisle at cvs, walgreens and riteaid. So i thought it might be time to talk about a financial strategy. You mean pay him back . So lets Start Talking about your longterm goals. Knowing your future is about more than just you. Its how edward jones makes sense of investing. I use whats already inside me to reach my goals. I may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating whats within me with onceweekly trulicity. Trulicity is not insulin. It helps activate my body to do what its supposed to do release its own insulin. Trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. I take it once a week, and it works 24 7. 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