captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: citing the terrorist attacks on 9/11, including the attack on the world trade center, president trump drew an "x" today through the welcoming words of the nearby statue of liberty. he signed an executive order he says will keep out islamic terrorists. mr. trump also said today while he believes in torture, he would leave its authorization up to his defense secretary. mr. trump gave no details of his immigration ban, nor has the white house so far. here's margaret brennan with what we know. >> we want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. >> reporter: the president's executive action will implement what he calls extreme vetting of immigrants. >> i'm establishing new vetting, measures to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. >> reporter: the white house has not released the text of the order, but source suggest it will include a temporary hold on all refugees settling in the u.s., a ha

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the battle over the wall. the white house seemed to call for attacks on mexican imports to pay for it before walking it back today. and the president of mexico canceled his summit meeting with president trump. >> unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless. >> pelley: also tonight, the view from the border. >> can you imagine having a city with a huge wall there? it's not very inviting. >> i think it failed austin callaway every possible way a police department can fail a citizen. >> pelley: an apology for an unspeakable crime nearly eight decades later. and she made us all laugh and think. mary tyler moore's legacy on social issues. >> and i'm being paid less than he was because... >> you're a woman. > this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: it's become a chaotic first week for the trump administration. late today the president's press secretary told reporters that mr. trump never said that the mexican government would pay for t

. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thanks. well, with his last day in office a week from tomorrow, president obama sat down with steve kroft of "60 minutes." >> reporter: you didn't change washington. >> i changed those things that were in direct-- my direct control. i mean, look, i'm proud of the fact with two weeks to go, we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the white house. in that sense, we changed some things. i would have liked to have gotten that one last supreme court justice in there. i'd like the supreme court to take a look. >> reporter: couldn't even get a hearing. >> but we couldn't even get a hearing. trying to get the other side of the aisle to work with us on issues, in some cases that they professed originally an interest in and saying to them, "hold on a second. you guys used to think this was a good idea. now just because i'm supporting it, you can't change your mi." but they did. and what that did i think made me appreciate-- i have said this before bu

. >> pelley: i have a friend named alex wallace. cohost 6cbs saturday. kim strassle of the wall street journal. love been sitting here too long. i beg your pardon. kim, let me ask you, one of the biggest things that will happen throughout the entire trump administration is this nominee he's about to make to the supreme court, going to happen in a few days. >> right. that is why you see democrats moving slowly as they possibly can on the other nominations. we were talking earlier about the fact that they look as though only let two go through on day one. they're going to try to drag this out as long as they can because the more time committees, in particular the midiciary committee, where they're doing the jeff sessions nomination, longer that they have to work on that sessions nomination, the longer it will take to have the supreme court nominee confirmed or having to stal with that question. trump will make it within two weeks' priority to have the name out. >> pelley: michael gerson of the "washington post" and former speech write

we'll be right back. >> pelley: we end tonight with a first for the ringling brothers circus. a woman is about to step on to the floor and shatter the ceiling. david begnaud is in orlando. >> reporter: scott, good evening. the show starts in about to start. you know, this show is older than major league baseball. but, scott, there have been fewer u.s. presidents than there have been ringling brothers ring masters. that's why it's a big deal that the new master is a woman. >> the very first female ringmaster in our history. >> reporter: kristen michelle wilson outperformed hundreds of candidates for the top spot under the big top. >> it's a huge deal. >> reporter: why? >> i'm the very first female ringmaster in 146 years. >> reporter: tonight, the florida native will lead 110 performers with 49 animals, guiding the audience through high-flying acts and those death-defying stunts. >> the more that i've held on to the title and i've talked to women and i've talked to my grandmother and her reaction, it really lets me understand the responsibility of being the first. and it makes

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. >> pelley: don dahler for us tonight. don, thank you. well, today, vice president joe biden never saw it coming. he was speaking at an event when he was surprised by president obama who had an even bigger surprise in mind. here's david martin. >> reporter: president obama liked to joke that he and his vice president made up for each other's shortcomings. >> our styles are so different, as well as our experience. and so when he asked me to join him, i asked him why, and he said, "i want you to help me govern because you know the system." >> reporter: they were a generation apart in age. where the president came across as cool, even aloof, joe biden played politics as a contact sport. the president sometimes complained joe talks too much. early on in the administration, his loose lips upstaged the unveiling of the president's health care reform when a mic caught his whispered comments. >> this is a big (bleep) deal. >> reporter: a moment the president recalled today. >> all told, that's a pretty remarkable legacy, an amazing career in publ

the cbs evening news with scott pelley is next. allen and veronica will see >>> that's it for kpix 5 news at 5:00. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> allen and veronica, they will be right here at 6:00. remember the latest news and weather, always on cbssf.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: he comes out swinging. t i think it was disgraceful. >> pelley: at his first post- election news conference, donald trump lashes out at u.s. intelligence. >> that's something that nazi germany would have done and did do. >> pelley: reporters... >> i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. >> pelley: and the candidate he yofeated. >> do you honestly believe that hillary would be tougher on putin than me? >> pelley: also tonight, the president-elect promises to build a wall between the white house and his financial empire, ctivcritics say it has cracks. sandctive air bags, hundreds of thousands are added to the recall list. ad flooding of biblical

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>> pelley: leaving the white house press room for the last time asÑi president of the unitd states. his 39th white house press conference and of course the last. margaret brennan has been listening in on the news conference there in the briefing room, let's go to hear quickly. margaret? >> reporter: well, scott, president obama really left it on that note saying that he hopes that his presidency has really been about centering on what he sees as the promise of america, trying to reassure not only his daughters but the american public that the change that is about to happen in terms of transition of power won't erase the legacy that he has built over the past eight years. something he says he not only tells himself but he actually believes. it was interesting there to hear his explanation of why he made that surprise decision to reduce the sentence of chelsea manning the army intelligence analyst who leaked u.s. secrets that at the time the white house said endangered the lives of americans around the world. but yesterday the president chopped that sentence down to just six years. he

>> pelley: and in the winter of 2017, the hottest ticket in town. >>

>> pelley: and in the winter of 2017, the hottest ticket in town.

. >> scott pelley joins us with a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and guess contact great to be here in philadelphia. here's "cbs evening news". president-elect trump accuses u.s. intelligence of using tactics against him reminiscent of the nazi's. mr. trump laid out a elaborate plan to distance himself from his business empire. his choice for secretary of state told senators where he stands on iran, russia and china and nearly a million more american cars are being recalled, for defective air bags. we will have those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. my whole family wants to stay free from artificial preservatives. and my debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 organic and free-from items. eat well for less. my giant. can you sing or play an instrument? you and your band could be the next opening act for bon jovi. >> ban is coming in march. they are holding a contest to choose band or singers to open for them on their upcoming tour. interested artists

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. >> scott pelley coming up next. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: chelsea manning's last-minute reprieve. the transgender soldier, sentenced for leaking classified documents, is commuted by the commander in chief. also tonight, as more democrats boycott the inauguration-- >> when he questioned john lewis, they crossed the rubicon. >> pelley: ...putin comes to the president-elect's defense. aftershocks from medical treatment. sky-high bills patients never saw coming. and... >> a texas band. >> pelley: ...vocal discord. >> no way that i won't be the announcer. >> pelley: way. the longtime voice of the inaugural parade is silenced. >> a pat on the back is what i was expecting, and what i got was a kick in the butt.

and. >> a texas band. >> pelley: ...vocal discord. >> no way that i won't be the announcer. >> pelley: way. the longtime voice of the inaugural parade is silenced. >> a pat on the back is what i was expecting, and what i got a

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: condemned to death. the gunman in the charlotte church massacre hears his fate. also tonight, testifying in his own defense. >> i did not harbor the kind of animosities and race-based discrimination ideas that i was accused of. >> pelley: but a critic of the attorney general nominee paints a different picture of jeff sessions. >> i just despise the guy. >> pelley: president obama's farewell address. he tells the nation america is better and stronger. and... >> watson, touchdown! >> pelley: the long road to college football stardom began here. this is the "c

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