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This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today President Trump told a u. S. Military audience that there have been terrorist attacks that no one knows about because the media choose not to report them. It has been a busy day for president ial statements divorced from reality. Mr. Trump said this morning that any polls that show disapproval of his immigration ban are fake. He singled out a federal judge for ridicule after the judge suspended his ban, and mr. Trump said that the ruling now means that anyone can enter the country. The president s fictitious claims, whether imaginary or fabricated, are now worrying even his backers, particularly after he insisted that millions of people voted illegally, giving Hillary Clinton her popular vote victory. There is not one state election official, democrat or republican, who supports that claim. Margaret brennan is cov ....
Ago, but midflight visas were canceled when President Trump signed the executive order. After landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. Inhuman what happened to us. Reporter 17yearold matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. We did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. We did not do anything illegal. Reporter why did your family leave . Over there, its like a war zone. Its not safe. Reporter in 2015, their immigration petition finally moved to the active processing stage, which involved multiple background checks and several interviews. Welcome to america. Reporter local congressman republican charlie dent says the asailis are not refugees and spent years going through the proper channels. Its clear to me this proposal was not properly vetted. It was not processed. It was rushed, and it wasnt given the kind of consideration it should have been. ....
President trump tweeted yesterday that the suspension of his ban is now allowing people to pour into the u. S. We dont have a complete picture, but we can tell you that the number of refugees over the last three days is 27 families. Who have gone through a vetting process that can take years. Jericka duncan was at new yorks jfk airport today when a family from syria arrived. Hi. Reporter this is the moment dr. Ghassan asaili and wife sarmad dreamed about for more than 13 years. Im happy. Im happy like i won the super bowl like yesterday. Im very happy. Reporter the reunion with asailis two brothers wa canceled when President Trump signed the executive order. After landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. Inhuman what happened to us. Reporter 17yearold matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. We did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. We did ....