scott pruitt, the attorney general of that state. his office and the top lawyer at the corrections department they decided with this execution date bearing down on them, they were going to figure it out. never mind the protocol, in every mind the rules. lawyers from scott pruitt's office and the corrections office got online and said they just started browsing around. they started basically randomly looking around online to see if they could figure out how long it takes for various drugs to kill people. these are not medical professionalings of any kind who have any expertise. i want to read you litally. wikileaks or whatever. i did my own research, i looked online, you know, what passed the key, wikileaks, wikileaks or whatever it is. that's where they say they found the information. they looked around online. the attorney general of the state is not supposed to be involved in a process like that. picking the actual drugs, that is not the attorney general's purview. nobody in the attorney general's office is expected to have any exp

scott pruitt, the attorney general of that state. his office and the top lawyer at the corrections department they decided with this execution date bearing down on them, they were going to figure it out. never mind the protocol, in every mind the rules. lawyers from scott pruitt's office and the corrections office got online and said they just started browsing around. they started basically randomly looking around online to see if they could figure out how long it takes for various drugs to kill people. these are not medical professialings of any kind who have any expertise. i want to read you literally. wikileaks or whatever. i did my own research, i looked online, you know, what passed the key, wikileaks, wikileaks or whatever it is. that's where they say they found the information. they looked around online. the attorney general of the state is not supposed to be involved in a process like that. picking the actual drugs, that is not the attorney general's purview. nobody in the attorney general's office is expected to have any exp

good thing you rushed the vote on scott pruitt. if scott pruitt does end up taking fall because of this growing scandal around him, he will be falling for a much greater height because of the way republicans rushed him into the cabinet. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. "first look" is up next. >>> shannon, shannon, shannon glenn, this is not a tv program. shannon, you don't just get to yell out. we are going to have you sit down like big boys and girls. >> glenn, glenn, who here hates glenn? that shows that everybody raised their hands because everybody hates glenn. >> it was a slow of unity at cpac. steve bannon and reince priebus denied reports of

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scott pelley" is next. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the trump travel ban. a federal appeals court has decided its fate. also tonight, dangerous storms hammer both coasts. in the east, heavy snow, editeout conditions, ice-covered roads, thousands of flights canceled. in the west, homes wrecked, roads washed out by heavy rain and flooding. a trip to the woodshed for kellyanne conway, for promoting ivanka trump's clothing line. nc kellyanne has been counseled. >> pelley: an adoption agency goes bust, dashing dreams and breaking hearts. >> my hope is gone. i'm like, "that's it. i'm not meant to be a mom." it was really hard. >> pelley: and, a hockey star's number one fan. they finally meet. >> i'm shaking. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. >> a federal appeals curate in san francisco has ruled against president trump. his ban on refugees and on travel from seven predominantly-muslim countries will remain on hold. mr. trump, who once vowed to ban all muslim immigration, says this limited ban is essential to

good thing you rushed the vote on scott pruitt. if scott pruitt does end up taking fall because of this growing scandal around him, he will be falling for a much greater height because of the way republicans rushed him into the cabinet. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> rachel, i have worked on tv dramas where we have tried to write cliff hangers at the end of a particular season or episode, but the cliff hanger you just left us is better than anything we could come up with in tv drama. >> and when the republicans decided they were just going to put a brick on the gas pedal and jump out of the car, they could see the cliff and they did this an

senate went along with coretta scott king's wishes. they rejected that nominee for a federal judgeship. his name was jeff sessions, he went on to be a u.s. senator from alabama, he's now nominated to be attorney general of the united states and tonight elizabeth warren took to the senate floor to express her opposition to the nomination of jeff sessions to be a.g. and she decided to wield i think what most people would agree is the most devastating rhetorical weapon she had at her disposal, she had that same letter from the widow of dr. martin luther king making the case against jeff sessions 30 years ago which democrats say is the same case which could be made against him now. result of that, as a result of elizabeth warren quoting coretta scott king, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell moved to cut her off, to end her speech due to a breach of senate rules. >> they are -- >> majority leader? >> mr. president, the senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama as warned by the chair. i call the senator t

good thing you rushed the vote on scott pruitt. if scott pruitt does end up taking fall because of this growing scandal around him, he will be falling for a much greater height because of the way republicans rushed eed him the cabinet. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> rachel, i have worked on tv dramas where we have tried to write cliff hangers at the end of a particular season or episode, but the cliff hanger you just

>> reporter: scott, president trump broke with two decades of u.s. policy today, saying he would not insist on a two-state solution to the israeli- palestinian conflict, that means no longer committing to the creation of a palestinian state that would exist peacefully alongside israel. here's the president. >> i thought for a while the two-state looked like it may be the easier of the two, but honestly, if bibi and if the palestinians, if israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm happy with the one they like the best. >> reporter: but president trump did bluntly say to netanyahu he needs to scale back on settlement construction on palestinian land, saying it's not helpful to peace and both sides do need to make compromises. netanyahu replied with a reference to mr. trump's book, "the art of the deal," and the two men had a warm relationship and talked about their long friendship, and this is really in stark contrast to the strained relations that netanyahu had with president obama. but, scott, palestinians say they have not had this same warm embrac

scott pruitt, the attorney general of that state. his office and the top lawyer at the corrections department they decided with this execution date bearing down on them, they were going to figure it out. never mind the protocol, in every mind the rules. lawyers from scott pruitt's office and the corrections office got online and said they just started browsing around. they started basically randomly looking around online to see if they could figure out how long it takes for various drugs to kill people. these are not medical professionalings of any kind who have any expertise. i want to read you literal ly. wikileaks or whatever. i did my own research, i looked online, you know, what passed the key, wikileaks, wikileaks or whatever it is. that's where they say they found the information. they looked around online. the attorney general of the state is not supposed to be involved in a process like that. picking the actual drugs, that is not the attorney general's purview. nobody in the attorney general's office is expected to have any

scott pruitt is still subject to that court order. he still really does have to hand other hundreds of those e-mails between his office and oil and gas companies. has to hand over hundreds of them by tuesday. has to hand over thousands more over the next ten days. for whatever reason he has been illegally withholding those thousands of e-mails that document his relationship and his communications with the oil and gas industry which, of course, he'll now be dealing with directly as our new epa administrator so, yeah, scott pruitt is taking over as head of the epa but that means scott pruitt will start his brand new job at the epa with his first big scandal already waiting for him when he walks in the door. ooh, boy. >> so pruitt for epa? oh, boy. what on earth are they fighting here? whatever it is... it's hunting. the great wall. rated pg-13. that has everything to do with the people in here. their training is developed by the same company who designed, engineered, and built the cars. they've got the parts, tools, and know-how to help

scott pruitt is still subject to that court order. he still really does have to hand other hundreds of those e-mails between his office and oil and gas companies. has to hand over hundreds of them by tuesday. has to hand over thousands more over the next ten days. for whatever reason he has been illegally withholding those thousands of e-mails that document his relationship and his communications with the oil and gas industry which, of course, he'll now be dealing with directly as our new epa administrator so, yeah, scott pruitt is taking over as head of the epa but that means scott pruitt will start his brand new job at the epa with his first big scandal already waiting for him when he walks in the door. ooh, boy. >> so pruitt for epa? oh, boy. what on earth are they fighting here? whatever it is... it's hunting. the great wall. rated pg-13. hey, ready foyeah. big meeting? >>uh, hello!? a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me? oh. yeah. if you're living wit

coretta scott king points out, the irony of mr. sessions' nomination is that, if confirmed, he'll be given life tenure for doing with a federal prosecution what local sheriffs accomplished years ago with clubs and cadle prod lcattle pr. >> let's talk w what's happene in the intervening hours since this happened on the floor. your democtic colleagues have gone down to the senate floor. they've been reading this letter out loud. was that something you asked them to do? >> nope. >> and so far, they've been allowed to continue speaking. some say it was sexist to silence you on the floor last night. >> you'd have to ask mitch mcconnell. he's the one who shut me down for doing this. but i will tell you what i did. as soon as i was no longer allowed to read, i went outside the senate chamber and i read the whole speech, just did it live on video and posted it on facebook. i hope everybody reads the speech. i have tried to put up as many connections. i want children to read this speech. i want adults to read this speech. i want all people,

trump's 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 truman's daughter's singing. today, president trump said he was defending his daughter when he criticized nordstrom for dropping her clothing line. here's 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 brand's performance. days before that announcement, nordstrom executives sent out this company-wide email, offering support to anyone affected by president trump's executive order on immigration. white house press secretary sean spicer. >> there's clearly an attempt for him to stand up for her because she is being maligned because they have a problem with his policies. >> reporter: p

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, tornadoes hit the new orleans area, ripping homes apart and knocking out power. the mayor says there are dozens of minor injuries, but the latest pictures show a lot of major damage. as many as 10,000 homes and businesses is are lost power. the governor has declared a state of emergency, and david begnaud is on the scene. >> reporter: it was a large tornado that tore through new orleans east, destroying several homes. >> that's when the roof went flying. >> reporter: sheryl mcbride took cover in the bath tub. >> as soon as i got in, stooped down, the roof came off, things started flying. i asked jesus to cover me, don't let me get hurt. and the next thing you know, here we are. >> reporter: the tornado left a trail of destruction, ripping off roofs, toppling trees and downing power lines. >> it was actually a twister. the funnel come straight over, come straight across, come straight up behind us. >> reporter: a warehouse security camera captured the moment of tornado ripped of

scott. >> pelley: january draw afford for us tonight. thank you. let's join cbs news political cal correspondent from his set "face the nation", john, it looks like there is a fight coming up. >> this is going to be a fight, democrats have to show a couple of things. one, that they are going to pay back the republicans in the senate who delayed barack obama's pick of garland, there is a lot of anger still about that. then secondarily, democrats who are in a mood in the country, the grass roots of the democratic party are in a mood to fight president trump, and so they want to see the senate democrats fight on those grounds. the challenge for senate democrats though is if this -- with a candidate, nominee who has such sterling credentials, can they find a reason other than the fact they don't like donald trump? because after a while, they are going to need that and not just want to be totally obstructionist because the situation is different now than it was for barack obama at the end of his second term. >> pelley: john dickerson, thank you very muc

of course, scott pruitt supports that industry. it's oklahoma's major industry, and it helps the entire nation. so i think, if you look back at what president trump said in the campaign, he said, i want to get rid of the regulatory rampage that is killing investment and jobs in our resource and manufacturing industries, and i want to make america the world's energy superpower. so i think scott pruitt will have a vital role in shrinking that regulatory rampage. >rampage. >> sreenivasan: does his thinking change when it's just not oklahoma and a specific industry he's protecting as state's attorney general, but a country which has many different sources of energy and a much larger constituency? >> yes, but the trump campaign wasn't just about oklahoma and the oil and gas industry. it was about rebuilding our resourcing manufacturing industries across the heartland of america, and that is going to require putting e.p.a. regulations back in their place so they're concerned with air and water pollution and not destroying jobs. >> sreeni

scott? >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon. david, thank you. today, president trump imposed new sanctions on iran after a ballistic missile test. the test was not a violation of the recent nuclear deal, but it s s a provocation. major garrett's at the white house. >> they're not behaving. >> reporter: president trump once again condemned iran today rer its recent test of a ballistic missile. his administration's new sanctions will hit 25 individuals and companies prvolved in the missile program. um twitter, mr. trump said iran was, "playing with fire." iran's foreign minister, javid zarif, also on twitter, posted this video about its ballistic missiles. >> because we will never-- repeat, never-- and get the same statement from those who are complaining-- never use them against anybody, unless in self- defense, and we assure that nobody has the guts again to g tack us. >> reporter: the u.s. is also alarmed by iran's backing of houthi rebels fighting u.s. allies in yemen. it blames the rebels for this suicide attack against a saudi arabian ship.

but, scott, the u.s. department of justice says this decision was all about giving prison officials the flexibility they need to manage their facilities properly. >> pelley: mireya villarreal reporting for us tonight. mireya, thank you. the hindu american foundation tonight is calling on the justice department to investigate as a hate crime the deadly shooting this week inside a bar in kansas. dean reynolds is there. >> reporter: patrons told kansas police wednesday night a man had yelled, "get out of my country" at two customers before opening fire and fleeing the scene. >> reporter: five hours later, and 70 miles away in missouri, police arrested a suspect, 51- year-old adam purinton. police said purinton had allegedly disclosed to a bartender that he shot two middle eastern men. but they weren't middle eastern. they were indian hindus here on work visas for jobs in high tech. 32-year-old srinivas kuchibhotla was killed, and 32-year-old alok madasani was wounded. a third man, 24-year-old ian grillot of

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the president flew out of washington today, leaving behind a sense of insecurity in national security. yesterday, president trump ordered an investigation of his intelligence agencies, which he accused of leaking classified information that forced him to fire his national security adviser. he's compared u.s. intelligence to nazis. now, there is skepticism in the military. the decorated retired vice admiral mr. trump asked to be the new national security adviser has turned the commander in chief down. earlier this week, the head of u.s. special operations forces said the government "continues to be in unbelievable turmoil." and today, the chairman of the senate armed services committee said that the president's word cannot be trusted. major garrett picks up the story at the white house. >> and the leaks are absolutely real. the news is fake. >> reporter: before his first solo press conference yesterday, president trump called c.i.a. director mike pompeo and heatedly complained about re

scott? >> pelley: nancy cordes on capitol hill. the president has said many times that he would prefer better relations with russia, but now moscow is putting that to the test as david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: cruise missiles are pstaple of the russian military arsenal, but one particular thpe, a land-based cruise missile with a range greater than 300 miles, is specifically banned by a treaty signed by ronald reagan and mikhail gorbachev in the final years of the cold war. s w u.s. officials say russia f s deployed just such a missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. it happened secretly in december during the obama administration, but it is now up to president trump to respond to a deployment which u.s. officials say is such a blatant violation that it calls into question the value of future arms control treaties with russia. and just four days ago an incident similar to last year's buzzing by russian jets of a u.s. navy destroyer in the baltic sea happened again, this time in the black sea, first a ru

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. this evening, president trump said he may issue a brand new travel ban next week. rather than wait for the courts to make a final ruling on his current ban. mr. trump says speed is essential to national security. his ban on refugees and on several predominantly muslim nations was placed on hold last week by a federal judge. and mr. trump lost a second round yesterday, in a court of appeals. chief legal correspondent jan crawford is following the case. >> we also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order. >> reporter: aboard "air force one" today, president trump vowed he would soon impose tougher screening procedures and possibly, a new executive order, adding to comments he made earlier in the day at the white house. >> we'll be doing something very rapidly, having to do with additional security for our country. you'll be seeing that sometime next week. >> reporter: the federal appeals court ruling kept mr. trump's executive order on hold while courts consi

>> reporter: well, there are a number of reasons, scott. you have to understand that industrial companies are expecting an increase in infrastructure spending, as we saw today when the president met with manufacturing executives to pscuss jobs. now, the president has signaled he will push for an infrastructure spending bill, and, of course, everyone likes the signals on corporate tax s form and regulation rollbacks. and while some pullback could be reasonably expected in the market for a market that was at 18,200 on november 8, 21,000 may soon be coming into sight, even though the market has priced in some of this on speculation as n posed to anything congress has done by way of passing tax reform. >> pelley: as it always does. jim axelrod, thanks very much. well, the cheers of wall street fade outside the cities. business is usually tough for the american farmer, but david begnaud has found that right now, it's an even harder row to hoe. >> reporter: in america's heartland, the american dream is in crisis. just ask don teske. >> and people

but yesterday, san francisco police chief william scott went ahead and pulled th

scott cohen back for the last time tonight. this time from the state with the most at stake, nevada. >> reporter: this is the red rock canyon national conservation area, 200,000 breathtaking acres and you own it all. in fact, the american taxpayer the federal government owns nearly 85% of the land naer nevada northern any other state. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: congress has already begun dismantling obama area restrictions on the use of federal lands with the blessing of the white house. that hits home worried about a delicate balance. >> is leaving the status quo. >> reporter: nevada has long had a love/hate relationship with its primary landlord. in 2014 tensions over agreesing rights boiled over on the federal ranched lane leased by kline and bundy. the armed standoff lasted for weeks, the criminal trial against bundy and his followers begins this month. out here in the west are about as various yid as the terrain and the interest involved. environmentalists, ranchers, companies. but with the trump administr

scott? >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon. david, thank you. president trump and his daughter took a helicopter to dover air force base in delaware to honor navy seal ryan owens who was lilled in a raid against al qaeda in yemen. his remains were returned today. owens, 36, from peoria, is the first service member killed since mr. trump became commander-in-chief. hundreds of u.s. diplomats are warning that mr. trump's ban on refugees and citizens from seven predominantly muslim countries makes the u.s. less safe, not more. major garrett is at the white house. >> i'm a bit uncomfortable with the very public activities candidly, and i think that has to be very, very carefully considered. >> reporter: former c.i.a. director david petraeus told congress today the unprecedented rirising of dissent within the state department over president trump's immigration and refugee order cannot be ignored. >> there could come a point in time where, if your advice is not taken over and over and over again, then i think you have an veligation to your own organiza

coretta scott king. forced to sit down by a rarely invoked rule not used against republicans. >> senators impugn the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama. i call the senator to order under the provisions of rule 19. >> mr. president, i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> is there objection? >> i object. >> a peeled the ruling -- >> objection is heard. the senator will take her seat. >> senator warren speaking out just moments ago to msnbc's kasie hunt. >> i want children to read this speech. i want adults to read this speech. i want all people and particularly i want the republicans who are going to vote tonight on whether or not jeff sessions becomes the next attorney general of the united states. i want them to read this speech before they vote. >> coming up, we'll talk to senators bernie sanders and tom udahl two democrats who came to the floor to finish what elizabe

scott, the vice president did come out in defense of mr. trump saying he merely wanted a fresh start with russia. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the white house. tomorrow an appeals court in san francisco will hear arguments on whether to reinstate the president's travel ban. in a filing this evening, government lawyers argued that the ban does not discriminate based on religion. it targets country of origin instead. our chief legal correspondent jan crawford is following this. >> reporter: lawyers for two states urged the appeals court not to reinstate president trump's travel ban, saying it would unleash chaos again, separating families, stranding our university students and faculty, and barring travel. in a flurry of legal filings, the trump administration said the ban is necessary to protect national security. unlike the president, courts do not have access to classified information about the threat posed by terrorist organizations operating in particular nations. the efforts of those organizations to infiltrate the united states or gap

scott. >> pelley: chip reid on capitol hill. thanks. cbs news political director john dickerson is joining us now from the set of "face the nation." john, there was something you noticed today about the president repeating that his national security adviser had done nothing wrong. >> that's right. the michael flynn episode is about what penalty there is for not telling the truth in the trump administration. and today we got about the fourth explanation from the president on what his relationship was with michael flynn. the president said flynn had to resign because the former national security adviser had lied to the vice president about a conversation flynn had with the russian ambassador. but the president was fuzzy on what flynn had lied about. the president suggested that flynn's conversation with the ambassador was a "no big deal" outreach that takes place during a transition. >> mike was doing his job. he was calling countries and his counter-parts. so it certainly would have been okay with me if he did it. i would have directed h

and he didn't just silence elizabeth warren, he silenced coretta scott king. and jeff sessions was not a senator when these comments were made about him. they're comments that came in the unfortunate senate nomination for judgeship where he was rejected by a republican senate. so the idea that these words that moved a republican majority senate in 1986 are now not fit to be spoken. and she wasn't just prohibited from continuing that statement, she's prohibited from making any statement through the rest of the debate on sessions. i just didn't know that was possible. >> i just think it's profoundly stupid of mitch mcconnell. i mean, what has he done? he's shone a light on the objections to jeff sessions as essentially a racist, that coretta scott king, who is still a revered figure in this country brought up now the attention of the nation or people who are interested in politics is riveted on this. to use a cliche, the optics are horrendous, as they have been for the trump administration so far. it's almost like the disease of bad optics is contagious and now

let's turn now to scott brown for some answers. scott, welcome. what does it say about the consumer? when you see that comparison to 2008, i hear alarm bells but apparently it's a little different this time. >> it's a lot different, i think. you're looking at a bigger economy compared to where we were in 2008 so the level isn't necessarily worrisome. i think when you look at the fourth quarter numbers you had a big pop but a lot of that was in mortgages and you had initial increase in mortgage rates and that tends to give a lot of people on the fence it really prompts them into action when they see mortgage rates starting to go up. you see a surge as mortgage rates begin to rise and things start to slow down more. i think the longer term trend, the consumer debt doesn't seem to be too far out of line relatively to the trend in personal income and that's pretty appropriate. we often say that debt doesn't matter until it does and if there's an economic down turn and debt becomes a force to make that down turn even weaker. >> i saw one of the stories

americans are aware of coretta scott king's letter. shwas reading a historic document by an icon o the civil rights movement describing the behaviors that she observed so i think it was a vast extension, attempt to -- all the senators were allowed to read the same letter. i think there was a grave mistake made. >> what do you make of that letter, the influence on hr thinking? you may have already decided but do you think that letter is condemnatory? what would you say about that letter from mrs. king all those years ago? 31 years ago. >> i think what the letter describes was coretta scott king's view of senator sessions based upon her experience, her knowledge. i think it was sincere. it is more than 20 years old, perhaps close to 30 years old. but i think it was written with, you know, a meaningful and sincere intent by mrs. king. >> how do you think this is going to hurt or help your colleague from massachusetts? i would think this is the best thing. you know, however it happened, it seems to me mitch mcconnell, the republican leader

in response to epa nominee scott pruitt, he posted the floor speech. and hawaii senator brian shots post this had series of hashtag meems touting the epa's importance. >> she was warned. >> reporter: earlier this month republicans stopped democratic senator elizabeth warren from presenting an opposing view of then attorney general nominee jeff sessions from coretta scott king. >> i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. >> reporter: so, she logged onto facebook live. >> i just want to read the letter. >> it used to just be the moment on the day of the hearing when people paid attention to it. now you have this after effect. it's the memes, the unflattering clips. so it really is a full cycle that is what the nominees have to kind of weather. >> reporter: after president obama's inauguration in 2009, republicans stepped up their social media game as well. beginning a year's long messaging competition with the white house. >> president made an outstanding choice. >> reporter: mou both pa

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm anthony mason. this is our western edition. we begin tonight with a major development in a story many of you saw sunday on "60 minutes" about a michigan sports medicine doctor who treated the nation's top female gymnasts. today, 53-year-old dr. larry nassar was hit with 22 criminal charges, accused of sexually assaulting nine girls. and he has many more accusers. our dr. jon lapook has been investigating this story, and a word of caution-- some of what you're about to hear is graphic. >> this guy is disgusting. this guy is despicable. he is a monster. >> reporter: michigan attorney general bill schuette has charged dr. nassar with sexually assaulting young female gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment. today's complaint alleges that nine athletes, all under the age of 16, had treatments that included digital penetration of the vagina and anus. since december, nassar has been held without bail in michigan, charged with possession of child pornography, and criminal sexual con

scott, those warnings went unheeded. >> pelley: the latest tomorrow on "cbs this morning." john blackstone for us tonight. john, thank you. the president's adviser on national security may not have much job security. late today white house counselor kellyanne conway said the president had full confidence in michael flynn, but minutes later the white house rushed out a correction saying mr. trump is evaluating flynn. this is all about conversations that flynn had with russia's ambassador to the united states before the president was inaugurated. it can be a crime for a private citizen to negotiate with a foreign government. ndre's our chief white house correspondent, major garrett. >> north korea is a big, big problem, and we will deal with that very strongly. >> reporter: as president trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau held a news conference, national security adviser michael flynn, his job hanging in the balance, joined other senior white house officials in the front row. mr. trump ignored shouted questions about his confidence in flynn as he left the east ro

pruitt who will be coming before the senate just 140r9ly or tom price, scott pruitt who wants to tear down the epa and has voted against things that save children lives. tom price, it's been reviewed on the program so much, these are deeply flawed individuals. >> and very quickly, are you going to filibuster the supreme court nominee, mr. gorsuch? >> 60 vote standard. it's what obama's team met with his nominees and it's absolutely what the nominees should meet coming from president trump. >> and you're not worried about a nuclear option on the part of your colleagues across the isle? >> well, there's already been a nuclear option and that's when the republican majority decided to steal the supreme court seat from president obama and deliver it to president trump. unprecedented in our history, deeply jeopardizes the integrity of the supreme court. sets a precedent that will cause problems for decades to come so i'm concerned about the entire process and i hope my senators across the aisle decide they're going to defend and fight for our key institutions in america instead of tearing t

i was shut down for saying exactly that sentence, repeating it out of coretta scott king's letter. but i urge everybody, read the whole letter because what it talks about is, when jeff sessions was u.s. attorney for alabama, he prosecuted civil rights workers for doing what? for trying to help elderly african-americans vote, and when he came up, then, for a federal judgeship, both senator ted kennedy and coretta scott king said no, and coretta scott king sent a letter to the united states senate which was republican-controlled, and ultimately that republican-controlled senate said no to his nomination to the federal bench. i assume at least part of the reason for that was the information contained in coretta scott king's letter. >> cornish: but the republican-led senate is planning to say yes, right? this is the discussion you're locked out of. what aspect of the attorney general's power do you think jeff sessions could use against the voters? what are you most concerned about? >> i'm -- i'm concerned about every part of it. the attorney general as the ultimate law enforcement offi

scott tesler head of technology equity search as cfra search and he joins us now to discuss. scott, technologies off to a good start. can it keep it up? >> to some extent we think so, tyler. it's basically tied for first as the best performing s&p 500 sector at least through january up 4.2% and we think that really reflects a couple of realities. one is these stocks were not, let's say, loved post election. a lot of people were gravitating too sectors and names that people thought would benefit disproportionately as a result of the election of now president trump and a republican congress. but what we seen at least in 2017 thus far is people are realizing that there could be benefits as a result of the political changes as well as some other catalyst for the sector going forward. >> there are some negatives that you've given us for the tech sector and one is the strong dollar. >> yes. so when we think about the technology sector, we think about a group of large companies that has a very international focus and so if you think about for 2015, the sector generated a large perce

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ishat wha we'rebout to see with scott pruitt? >> hallie yesterday it was the finance committee so it was steve mnuchin and tom price for hhs. the republicans got fed up, they pushed it through anyway and it looks like that is what is going to happen here today for scott prosecute to head the epa. we have not seen any democrats go through this door where senators have been entering into the committee room. we did speak to john bar rasso, the chairman of the committee, he said he's going to force this through. we'll see how he manipulates the rules. he called it a employ that senator schumer is using to delay these nominees. this has been the tactic the democrats have takenin wake of the executive order over the weekend that sparked protests all over the country. we've gotten some questions to senators who have come by on those questions. i asked bob corker about that reported phone call between donald trump and the prime minister of australia that apparently got heated and that donald trump has been tweeting about this morning say

here's senator warren reading from corps rhett 125 ta scott king's letter. >> if confirmed he will be given life tenure for doing with a federal prosecution what the local there haves accomplished 20 years ago with clubs and cattle prods. >> in the midst of her remarks, elizabeth warren was interrupted. >> mr. president -- >> the majority leader. >> the senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from alabama. i call her to order under the provisions of rule 19. >> mr. president i am surprised the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate i add ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> under senate rule 19 which bars senators from assigning bad conduct or motives, republican senators voted not only to relieve warren of her speaking role but to boot her from the chamber for the remainder of the debate on session's nomination. mcconnell summed it up on words that have become a rallying cry for words. >> she was warned, she was given an explanation, nevertheless she persisted. >> since then, a number of male colleagues

what warren did was try to read a letter written by coretta scott king 31 years ago. 31. that criticized mr. sessions. all it has to do with the senator prosecuting a voter fraud case in alabama while he was a u.s. attorney there. the situation involved three civil rights activists who sessions believed were committing voter fraud. the three were ultimately acquitted of the charges and mrs. king was furious with the case. again, that was 31 years ago. but last night, seeking to jeff sessions as a racist, warren brought up in the senate senates. >> the senators impugned the motive and conduct from our colleague from alabama as warned by the chair. senator warren, said senator sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the pre-exercise of the vote by black citizens. >> i am surprised that the words of coretta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i asked leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> is their objection? >> object. >> i appeal the ruling. >> objection is heard. >> the senator will take her seat. >> bill: later, s

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> mason: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm anthony mason. and this is our western edition. under growing pressure to use his bully pulpit to condemn anti-semitism, president trump did just that today. after touring the national museum of african american history and culture in washington, the president said, "we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all its very ugly forms." some of the ugliest in recent days were the desecration of a jewish cemetery, and threats against jewish community centers. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> anti-semitic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful. >> reporter: for the first thme, president trump addressed anti-semitic incidents that have happened on his watch. president trump's comments came meter more than 170 graves were toppled at a jewish cemetery in ecssouri, and more than 50 jewish community centers nationwide received bomb threats. but today, the anne frank center, which fights discrimination, dismissed the pre

coretta scott king's speech said this. we think you're a changed man. i'm not voting for you tonight and i hope you're a changed man is all i meant. i'm not suggesting the speech should not have been delivered. the speech last night affected most likely elevation for perhaps 2020. i hope the end result for the next few years. >> you can boil it down if you're going to shoot at the king you better kill him and u you -- >> you better knock him down. >> so people don't freak out about the old saying but that is what is always said in political circles. if you are going to try -- you better take somebody down if you're throwing everything you have at them. if you can't, there may be a better way to do it. >> we will never know because they cut her off and all she was doing, quite frankly, her presentation was elegant. >> right. >> it wasn't unmeasured. it was invoking history. >> right but we are not talking about her -- >> jeff session has a very, i'd say, controversial history. >> we are talking about -- yeah, but -- come on. they have worked with him. >>