We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas the greatest gift in this season of giving. Of good evening and thanks for joining us. Its great to have you with us on this Christmas Eve. Cecilia is off. Im rebecca jarvis. As we come on the air tonight, the winter wallop, more than 70 Million People in the path of this storm. Blizzard conditions expected in the Northern Plains threatening to shut down highways, and dangerous Winter Weather and wind alerts stretching from michigan all the way to california. The plane carrying the Minnesota Vikings to their game with the packers sliding off an icy wisconsin runway. The team posting video of players being evacuated. All this frightful weather playing havoc with Holiday Travel plans. In Southern California drivers attempting to get around a closed highway, instead getting stuck in the mud. Abcs eva pilgrim is leading us off tonight with the messy getaway. Reporter the final rush home for the holidays and tonight drivers are ba
Good evening, and its great to have you with u on here with that showdown. 16 days now until donald trump is sworn in as the 45th president , but it was the current president who wen capitol hill toda democrats on how to save key parts of 20 million americans insured because of it, but there was someone else on the hill too. The Vice President elect, mike pence revealing that president elect trump is considering executive action on this on one. But even mr. Trump appears aware that millions of americans with preexisting conditions, and mill covered on their parents plans are watching this closely. The president of had elect with a warning to his own party with a tweet. We begin with bruce tonight. Reporter president obama arriving on capitol hill rallyiure healthcare law. Happy new year. Mr. President what can you do to stop the repeal . Reporter thats the big question, but from the prident, no answer. Just four days after hissuccess promise to take down obamacare. Were going to get ri
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Elliott good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im josh elliot. Today, the director of National Intelligence sent president obama the report he ordered on the hacking of the Democratic National committee, and James Clapper went to capitol hill, responded to president elect trumps skepticism that russia was behind the cyberattack, and his criticism of u. S. Intelligence agencies. Congressional correspondent nancy cordes was there. Reporter the nations top intelligence official, James Clapper, said he is more convinced than ever it was the russians who hacked the Democratic National committee and Clinton Campaign chair john podesta. This was a multifaceted campaign, so the hacking was only one part of it, and it also entailed classical propaganda, disinformation, fake news. Does that continue . Yes. Reporter was it an act of war . Clapper said that was not his call to make, nor was he prepared to say it cost clinton the election. Certainly the
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Disinformation, fake news. Does that continue . Yes. Reporter was it an act of war . Clapper said that was not his call to make, nor was he prepared to say it cost clinton the election. Certainly the Intelligence Community cant gauge the impact it had on choices the electorate made. Theres no way for us to dpainl that. Reporter either way, said republican lindsey graham, the u. S. Needs to strike back. What i think obama did was throw a pebble. Im ready to throw a rock. Reporter hanging over the hearing, mr. Trumps very public doubts that clapper and his agents have it right. Missouri democrat claire mccaskill. Who actually is the benefactor of someone who is about to become commander in chief trashing the Intelligence Community . Ive received many expressions of concern from foreign counterparts about, you know, the disparagement of the i should say, what has been interpreted as disparagement of the Intelligence Community. Reporter mike
A swarm of autonomous drones flying themselves. Its the start of a military revolution. Now its looking at me. Machines operating on their own. It recognized you instantly. Using Artificial Intelligence to make decisions faster than humans, and raising questions the pentagon is only beginning to grapple with. So, if the machines better, why not let it make the decision . This goes to the ethics of the question of whether or not you allow a machine to take a human life without the intervention of a human. I would say at this point, i am certain. Certain . Yeah. Thats a rare thing to say, for a prediction for a scientist, and im willing to say it. You do know how mindboggling this sounds . I mean, a new planet hasnt been discovered for 170 years. I believe you think it looks like this animation over my shoulder here . We think that its somewhere between ten and 20 times more massive than the earth. Im steve kroft. Im leslie stahl. Im bill whitaker. Im david martin. Im scott pelley. Those