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WUSA CBS Overnight News February 1, 2017

Besides firing sally yates, the white house attacked her personally, in line with mr. Trumps way of answering questions. Today the speaker of the house weighed in on all this, and nancy cordes is on capitol hill. Regretly the rollout was confusing. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan faulted the travel bans launch but not the substance. What is happening is something we support. You have a lot of military and Intelligence Experts warning this is going to serve as a recruiting tool. The rhetoric around this could be used as a recruiting tool. Reporter its more than just rhetoric. Officials throughout the that the timing of this has given isis a lifeline. You could not have given our adversaries better propaganda material. Ryan argued its a risk worth taking. There is an issue with respect to terrorists trying to infiltrate our refugee population. But they havent been able to partly because our let me answer your question. There is nothing wrong with taking a pause and making sure we have the proper vetting standards in place. Reporter emboldened by protests, democrats are taking a harder line on a series of trump decisions. Today, they locked down on confirmation votes for health and Human Services. We have great concern that senator hatch is asking us to vote on two nominees today who have out and out lied to our committee. Reporter republican orrin hatch was left to preside over an empty hearing room. Im very type of crap. My gosh, theres no excuse for it. Reporter things got more heated this afternoon when the senates democratic leader accused the white house of incompetence leading to chaos. The republican leader shot back saying its democrats sewing chaos because they lost the white house. A new poll out today says 49 percent of americans agree with the president s controversial travel ban from islamic countries, 41 percent oppose. Mark phillips is watching the reaction of our u. S. Allies. Reporter not just the crowds have poured on the streets refugees are welcome here. Reporter the disen chantment has reached the politics. Along with the menace of Vladimir Putins aggressive russia, and chinas military buildup in the South China Sea, trumps United States has become a threat to europe, according to donald tusk, the president of the European Unions most powerful body. We cannot surrender to those who want to weaken or invalidate the transatlantic bond, without which global order and peace cannot survive. Reporter what frightens the eu is President Trumps support for the british to leave, expressed to Prime Minister theresa may, and for other countries to follow. That and his perceived lack of commitment to nato and now the refugee ban. This action is inhumane. Its racist. And its immoral. Hear, hear. Reporter his unpopularity is expressed in parliament. The wretched, bigoted man. Reporter and the petition calling for the president s planned state visit to be canceled has clicked up over 1. 7 million signatures. Demonstrations, angry words in parliament, petition, condemnations from foreign leaders, the travel ban has driven yet another wedge between donald trump and the european allies. Donald trump has got to go. Reporter and the fear is there is more to come. Mark phillips, cbs news, london. That travel ban is opposed by many of the biggest american tech companies, which employ tens of thousands of foreign workers. We have more from john blackstone. Reporter when workers at google, Silicon Valley headquarters left their desks to protest President TrumpS Immigration order, they flooded social media with images of their demonstration. Ive spoken up strongly. Reporter the companys top executives joined them, including cofounder sergey brin, who was born in russia. The u. S. Had the courage to take me and my family in as refugees. [ applause ] this is the land of the free. This is the land of opportunity. Reporter iranianborn, princeton educated Hani Goodarzi university of california. He just canceled a trip to canada for a scheduled speech fearing as a green card holder he would not be allowed to return. Ive lived here for ten years. I really dont have anywhere else to call home. So absolutely that feeling of not being wanted anymore, it really stinks. I cannot lie. Reporter Companies Across the technology and Biotech Industries have condemned the president S Immigration order. In Silicon Valley, immigrants are seen as essential to the growth that has made this one of the most innovative places on earth. Economist robert reich was labor secretary in the clinton administration. You have to understand, there has been for many years a brain drain from other countries to the United States. A lot of that to Silicon Valley. Reporter 37 of Silicon Valley workers are foreignborn, nearly three times the number in the rest of the nation. Are they taking jobs away from americans . There is no evidence theyre taking jobs away from americans. They are adding jobs because theyre innovating, and that creates more jobs for everybody else, for more innovators. Reporter several Major Tech Companies are putting money into the fight against the immigration ban, including google, which has launched a 4 million crisis fund. And, scott, amazon has filed a declaration in support of a lawsuit by the state of washington challenging the president s order. John blackstone in the bay area. Thanks. Coming up next, fire destroyed a house of worship. Then something remarkable happened. Mom, i just saved a lot of money on my Car Insurance by switching to geico. I should take a closer look at geico. You know, geico can help you save money on your Homeowners Insurance too . 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Friends of the suspect in sundays mosque attack in quebec city say Alexandre Bissonnette was antiimmigrant and hostile to muslim refugees in particular. He is accused of murdering six and wounding 19 others as they prayed. In victoria, texas, muslims have been praying outside the ruins of their mosque since a weekend fire. We dont know what caused the fire, but we do know it ignited the passion of the city. Heres david begnaud. Reporter this charred shell is all thats left of the victoria islamic center. This is the ladies room here. Reporter dr. Shahid hashmi is the centers president. He says the fire started just he watched for three hours as firefighters lost the fight. Its a destroyed place but a sacred place. No doubt about it. No doubt about it. Reporter the mosque was burglarized nine days ago. Investigators say its too early to know what caused the fire, but the response has been uplifting. All faiths from the community have rallied in support of the center and turned out for a Unity Prayer Service the day after the fire. Around the world. From africa, from zimbabwe, from united kingdom. Reporter thousands of people have donated through an online go fund me page. You have nearly 1 million. Weve gotten nearly 1 million from 20,000 people in three days. Exactly. This is unbelievable. This is unbelievable and so uplifting. I can not thank enough. I cannot thank god enough. I cannot thank the supporting people enough. Reporter dr. Gary branfman, a local Jewish Community leader, was one of the first to offer to help. What this spark did was instead of dividing us, it actually united us. We all should learn . It just gives you a confirmation of the faith in humanity, no matter which faith you belong to, which color you belong to, which country you belong to, it doesnt matter, its always good. And good always wins. Reporter and to that very point, scott, today we saw a couple standing on the side of the mosque, the man was holding an envelope. Turns out theyre from wisconsin, were vacationing here in south texas, heard about the fire, and on their way home to the midwest went out of their way to drive by and hand deliver a donation. David begnaud, thanks. And well be back in a moment. With new herbal essences let life in bursting with argan oil of morocco and notes of jasmine sure to put more life in your hair and your head. New herbal essences let life in 48 hours of protection. I dont have to reapply this. Not once its really soft and almost velvety. Ally soft. Try dove advance care. For softer, smoother underarms. The boy scouts are reversing a centuryold policy and will now welcome transgender children who identify as boys. There was National Debate last year when eightyearold Joe Maldonado of new jersey was kicked out after scout leaders found he was born a girl. Budweiser gave us a preview today of a Super Bowl Ad that turns out to fit our times. You dont look like youre from around here. The commercial tells the story of cofounder Adolphous Busch and his tough journey immigrating from germany to america in 1857. The company says while the tale is relevant, it was not meant to be political. It was sink or swim for deette sauer. How she turned her life around next. Americans are living longer and in many cases stronger, so tonight we begin a special series celebrating the folks leading the way to longevity and inspiring the rest of us. Heres omar villafranca. Reporter six days a week at 5 30 a. M. , youll find 75yearold deette sauer swimming a total of 120 laps at this houston aquatic center. Sauer admits when she first started swimming she felt like a fish out of water. It was horrible. I quit in the middle of the first lap. Reporter you couldnt even make a lap in the pool . No, and i was swimming with my head out of the water so reporter in her 40s, sauer was considered obese, tipping the scale at 250 pounds. She was ashamed when she couldnt fit into a small boat on a Family Vacation and decided to do something about her health. Sauer changed her diet and started exercising. It wasnt easy, but she managed to lose 100 pounds in less than a year. You know what was funny, i had been so large that i forgot and didnt believe that you could actually get a waist back. Reporter shes competed in the last eight National Senior games, an olympicstyle competition for more than 10,000 seniors. She was 58 when she found her passion. I cant believe that i can be an athlete and win a medal at 58 years old. Its the senior games. Reporter now at 75, sauer has won more than 50 medals. Michael phelps, never heard of him. Oh, michael, what does he have, 12 or something . 23 times nine. Outside of the pool. Twice a week she tutors kids at a local church, and three days a week she teaches english and history to her grandchildren via skype. Sauers personal trainer julie green is amazed at how sauer has defined living stronger. I am so in awe of that motivation that came from within her. Reporter sauer is now training for the National Senior games this june in birmingham, alabama. How long do you think youll keep swimming . It will have to be taken away from me. Im not going to give it up. Reporter and not giving up means going for gold, even in her golden years. Omar villafranca, cbs news, houston. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you the news continues. For others, check back with us a little it will 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 tony dokoupil. President trumpS Immigration ban continues to send political shockwaves around the world. The president of the European Union has listed the Trump Administration as the third greatest threat to the eu. That after russia, china and before radical islam. The eu president donald tusk call it is Trump Presidency highly unpredictable. Reporter not just the crowds that are unhappy with donald trump, the disenha reached the highest levels of european politics. Donald trumps United States has become donald tusk, the president of the European Unions most powerful body. We cannot surrender to those who want to weaken or invalidate the transatlantic bond, without which global order and peace cannot survive. Reporter what frightens the eu is President Trumps support for the british to leave, expressed to Prime Minister theresa may, and for other countries to follow. That and his perceived lack of commitment to nato and now the refugee ban. This action is inhumane. Its racist. And its immoral. Hear, hear. Reporter his unpopularity is expressed in parliament. The wretched, bigoted man. Reporter and the petition calling for the president s planned state visit to be canceled has clicked up over 1. 7 million signatures. Demonstrations, angry words in parliament, petition, condemnations from foreign leaders, the travel ban has driven yet another wedge between donald trump and the european allies. Donald trump has got to go. Reporter and the fear is there is more to come. Mark phillips, cbs news, london. Quebec city is still reeling after the terror attack on a mosque that left six people dead and 17 others injured. The suspect is a local College Student who later turned himself in. Anna werner has more. Reporter police initially arrested two men following sunday nights shooting. The latest is just one. Source tell cbs news that u. S. Authorities did not have bissonette on their radar and police have not identified a radar. Quebec cits temperatures didnt stop thousands to pay tribute to the victims of sunday nights shooting rampage at a local mosque. They are home here. Reporter Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other canadian leaders showing their support for quebecs muslim community. More than 50 worshippers were in the mosque when the attack began during evening prayers. Six men between the ages of 39 and 60 were shot and killed. Our hearts are deeply troubled by what has happened to so many people in a place of worship. Reporter the suspect was a student at laval university. He appeared in court yesterday, charged with six points of first degree murder. The charges that have been made were disclosed by the evidence so far. Its an ongoing investigation. Reporter Law Enforcement sources tell cbs news they believe hes a right wing extremist. Make no mistake, this was a terrorist attack. Reporter Prime Minister trudeau has welcomed refugees banned by the u. S. He spoke in parliament to address the more than 1 million muslims who live in canada. 36 million hearts are breaking with yours. Know that we value. Reporter one of the victims was 57yearold store owner azidi. He is a friend. We didnt expect to have this in canada. Reporter now, white house Spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters yesterday that this attack was an example of why President Trump is taking steps to be proactive instead of reactive when it comes to national security. But of course, this attack was not from islamic terrorists but a homegrown suspect police say he a new era has donned for the boy scouts of america. The scouts are accepting transgender boys. The change comes after a transgender boy was asked to leave his pack. David begnaud has more. Reporter in 2013, the scouts started accepting gay scouts. Now they are making the decision to welcome transgender boys. Its an early birthday present for joe maldenado. He was born jody, but has been identifying as a boy for more than a year. We first heard from him around christmas when he was asked to leave his new jersey boy scout troop. But now he could be welcomed if he wants to return. I like to go camping and do science experiments, eat cupcakes and stuff. It was fun. Reporter in a statement, the Boy Scout Organization says he will accept and register youth in the programs based on the gender indicated on the application. Previously, they only accepted children born male. This was a wakeup call for him, of our society could be so cruel. But then im happy, because then no other child is going to have to go through what my child went through. Reporter when the boy scouts started accepting gay troop leaders in 2015, after accepting gay scouts, the decision was met with both celebration and alarm. The young people in the scouts dont have a problem with this. Its mostly the adults having a hard time coming along. Reporter with the decision to accept transgender boys, the organization remains

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