>> pelley: today president trump said the media is the opposition party. he was repeating the words of steve bannon, his chief strand jisms bannon was c.e.o. of the trump campaign. the white house now says that bannon will sit on the national security council, a place usually insulated from politics. we asked chip reid to tell us more about mr. trump's in-house political philosopher. >> reporter: even before gaining a seat on the n.s.c., steve bannon was one of the most powerful people in the white house. it's a breathtaking rise for someone whose job before joining the trump campaign was c.e.o. of breitbart news, an ultra conservative and highly controversial web site. jonathan greenblatt is c.e.o. of the anti-defamation league. >> he positioned the web site as " the platform for the alt righ" as a host pi misogynist, racist, islam phobic propaganda. r campaign mr. trump appeared with bannon on breitbart radio. >> i do like breitbart. and breitbart is legit, 100% legit. >> reporter: breitbart became popular with white national itself, but the white

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. helping tonight from washington. >> pelley: for the frofth time, the american presidency has passed from one man to another peacefully, but just blocks away today there were violent protests. donald trump took office at noon eastern time on this 20th of january as the constitution requires on the west front of the capitol, as tradition demands. like all things trump, his inaugural address was uncompromising, populist, isolationist, a philosophy from the early days of the republic, which found its 21st century voice. mr. trump said "on this day, power returns to the american people." the day was filled with tradition. it began with mr. trump and his wife, melania, attending a prayer service at st. john's episcopal church. >> how are you? >> pelley: then a short drive to the white house for tea and coffee with the outgoing president. mrs. trump came with a gift for michelle obama. the 44th and 45th presidents rode together from the white house to the capitol. ♪ ♪ and in a show of un

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. the year begins with another mass shooting in america. the scene this time, a busy airport in south florida. without saying a word,a gunman opened fire early this afternoon at a baggage claim area at fort lauderdale-hollywood international airport. 13 people were hit. at least five of them have died. a suspect surrendered. he is identified tonight as 26-year-old esteban santiago, a former army national guardsman. he had flown to fort lauderdale on delta airlines from alaska, via minneapolis. a local official says he removed the weapon from a case that he had checked. federal sources tell us that two months ago, santiago walked into an alaska f.b.i. office, and the agents there were so concerned about what he was saying, they sent him to a mental hospital. david begnaud is in fort lauderdale and begins our coverage. th reporter: this cell phone video captures the moments after laots rang out at the baggage claim area in terminal number 2 of the fort lauderdale international airport. a

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. late today, the senate intelligence committee announced its own investigation of russian interference with the u.s. election. many democrats believe that russian hacking cost hillary clinton the presidency. they also blame f.b.i. director james comey for reopening an investigation of hillary clinton's emails just ten days before the election. today, congressional democrats let loose on comey, and here is nancy cordes. >> the f.b.i. director has no credibility. >> reporter: democrats stormed out of a briefing on russian hacking, furious with one of the briefers, f.b.i. director james comey. >> my confidence in the f.b.i. director's ability to lead this agency has been shaken. >> reporter: the closed door briefing for all house members was confidential, but multiple lawmakers tell cbs news that the former chair of the democratic national committee, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, asked comey repeatedly why he never called her personally to inform her that d.n.c.'s servers may ha

. >> pelley: democrats blast the f.b.i. director for not doing more to stop russian interference with the u.s. election. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> pelley: also tonight, the justice department sounds an alarm. >> the chicago pliment engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force in violation of the fourth amendment to the constitution. >> pelley: american veterans poisoned by their own military base. and steve hartman with a hockey lover achieving his lifelong goal. >> this is one of the coolest things i've ever seen. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: two developments on the election tonight. late today, the senate intelligence committee announced its own investigation of russian interference with the u.s. election. many democrats believe that russian hacking cost hillary clinton the presidency. separately, many democrats also blame f.b.i. director james comey for reopening an investigation of hillary clinton's emails j

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. protests against president trump's immigration ban have entered a third night. crowds have gathered outside the u.s. supreme court in washington and at columbia university in new york city. earlier in the evening, tens of thousands demonstrated in london and scotland. this follows a weekend of protests at airports all around the united states, and here's what it's all about: president trump's anti-terrorism executive order bans citizens of seven countries with muslim majorities from entering the u.s. for at least 90 days. refugees from all other countries are banned for 120 days, and refugees from syria are banned indefinitely. all this while vetting procedures are reevaluated. the white house says only 109 travelers were detained for questioning, and all of them got in. in a tweet, mr. trump quoted his homeland security secretary saying, "all is going very well with very few problems." we begin tonight with major garrett at the white house. >> any comment on the protests, mr. preside

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: well, this has never happened before. the results of an american presidential election are being disputed by the winner. today the white house said president trump now believes that as many as five million people voted illegally based on evidence he was given but is not sharing. to be clear, mr. trump believes that he did win the electoral vote and the presidency, but he questions how hillary clinton could have gotten a nearly three million vote lead in the popular vote count. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> the comment that he made was he said three to five million people could have voted illegally. based on the studies that he's seen. >> reporter: white house spokesman sean spicer congressional leaders yesterday that he lost the popular vote by nearly three millio

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: mr. trump comes to washington, ready to take the reigns of power, the next thmmander in chief salutes the nation's military heroes and the capital tunes up for the inauguration. also tonight, rick perry's change of heart about the agency that once slipped his mind. >> i regret recommending its elimination. >> pelley: an avalanche in italy and the frantic search for survivors. and women head to washington to celebrate-- >> yay, we did it! >> pelley: --and to protest. >> i have to, because if i'm not doing something, i'm going crazy. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: this is our western edition. this time tomorrow, donald trump will be president. tonight at the lincoln memorial, mr. trump promised to create jobs, expand the military, secure the border, and unite the nation. he flew here in new york city today, this time aboard a plane that bore not his name but the nation's. he is still working on the inaugural address he will de

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: in nation divided over the president's travel ban, the latest opponents include more than 800 u.s. diplomats. in a draft of a letter to the state department today, they say that the ban stands in opposition to the core american and constitutional values that we as federal employees took an oath to uphold. and they say it will not make america safer. the ban stops all refugees from entering america for at least 120 days and bars travel from seven predominantly muslim countries. the democrat temporarily running the justice department took a stand against the president's order and was fired by mr. trump last night. here's major garrett at the white house. >> reporter: president trump fired acting attorney general sally yates, a career prosecutor and holdover from the obama administration, for refusing

the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. sponsored by cbs >> pelley: shutting the door. at beginning today the united states of america gets back control of its borders. ll pelley: the president orders a wall on the mexican border and hats off funding to cities that harbor illegal immigrants. also tonight, the president says torture works. >> well, i think this would be a aep backward, and i'm not alone in thinking that. >> pelley: the president threatens federal action to stop violence in chicago. >> i think he's talking about federal troops, but we don't really need that in chicago. >> pelley: and she turned the world on with her smile. >> this is our associate producer, mary richards. walter cronkite. >> nice to meet you. >> pelley: remembering mary tyler moore. ♪ you might just make it after all ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. we were saddened today by the death of one of television's most beloved stars and a long- time member of our cbs family, mary tyler moore. she died today in a connecticut hospital

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. dylann roof showed no mercy when he shot nine african americans to death in 2015 as they prayed in a historic black church in charleston, south carolina. today, a jury showed no mercy when they sentenced him to die. mark strassmann is at the federal courthouse. il reporter: dylann roof's jury deliberated for two hours. they agreed unanimously he deserved to die for the racist rampage that killed nine black oorishioners in june of 2015. as the verdict was read, roof stood, eyes down, fidgetting with papers on the defense table. "this was a race-based massacre," that's what jay stchardson the assistant u.s. attorney told roof's journey this morning. he called roof an unrepentant racist who planned his attack for six months, bought the glock .45, target practiced in his backyard, and entered the mother emanuel church to slaughter innocent bible studiers. roof then left the church holding the murder weapon before sis arrest and confession to f.b.i. agents the next day. ws i did it. >> rep

this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today as america honors slain civil rights sleeter dr. martin luther king, jr., king's oldest son met with president-elect donald trump. and vice president-elect mike pence visited the king memorial in washington. but more democratic members of congress said they will boycott the inauguration on friday. they are angered over mr. trump's attack on civil rights legend congressman john lewis. it all started friday when lewis said the trump presidency is not legitimate because russian hacking of the democratic party helped him get elected. here's major garrett. >> i stood up. i spoke up. i spoke out. and i got arrested. >> reporter: georgia democratic congressman john lewis, beaten and bloodied in the voting rights march from selma thealabama, today marked the martin luther king holiday without mentioning president-elect donald trump or his own declaration, the soon-to-be 45th president was illegitimate. >> stand up. speak up. when you see something that is not right and not fair and not justin, you have a moral obligation to do s

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that's how we won the cold war. >> pelley: john mccain. in our poll, americans are evenly split on president-elect trump's cabinet picks. about 39% approve, 40% disapprove. nancy cordes reports some of the nominees are getting a tough society. >> no, we are not a compassionate society. >> reporter: democrats interrogated two of the nominees so intensely today, that one one of them briefly mistook the hearing room for a courtroom. >> are you aware of those. >> yes, your honor-- yes, senator. >> reporter: oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt was grilled about the 14 lawsuits he filed against the agency he now wants to lead, the e.p.a. >> do you acknowledge you presented a private oil company's position rather than a position developed by the people of oklahoma? >> senator, with respect, i disagree. the efforts that i took as attorney general were representing the interests of the state of oklahoma. >> earlier you said-- >> there was a concern. >> no, no, excuse me, i'm asking the questions. >> reporter: his hearing came on the same day tha

business study suggest you can work out, less, here's scott pelley, captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: heading for the hill. the trump cabinet prepares for a confirmation showdown in the senate. >> i think they'll all pass. >> pelley: and what about hiring a son-in-law as a top adviser. >> well, we'll talk about that on wednesday. >> pelley: also tonight, u.s. tanks roll into germany. president obama's parting shot at putin. in florida, the manhunt for a cop killer. >> if you are assisting this man evade capture, you will be criminally charged. >> pelley: and the airport massacre suspect speaks in court. plus the future leader of the free world versus a holder of the golden globes. >> when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the son-in-law also rises. today president-elect trump named his only son-in-law, jared kushner, to be a senior white house adviser. he'll focus on trade negotiations and the middle east. kushner does not need senate confirmation, but questions might be raised about whether a fe

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. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: the obama presidency is ending on a note of forgiveness. late today, president obama used the power given to him by the constitution and pardoned 64 people and shortened the sentences of 209 others, most notably, private chelsea manning, the transgender soldier formerly known as bradley manning, was serving 35 years for downloading hundreds of thousands of secret documents and passing them to the online site wikileaks. it was among the largest breaches in u.s. history. more now from margaret brennan. >> pelley: and we have a delay in margaret brennan's story, but we will come back to that as soon as we can. in the meantime, president-elect trump's schedule tonight includes dinner dinner in washington with the head of his inaugural committee. hundreds of thousands of people are exp

. >> pelley: democrats blast the f.b.i. director for not doing more to stop russian interference with the u.s. election. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> pelley: also tonight, the justice department sounds an alarm. >> the chicago pliment engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive forcen i violation of the fourth amendment to the constitution. >> pelley: american veterans poisoned by their own military base. and steve hartman with a hockey lover achieving hisi lngfelo goal. >> this is one of the coolest things i've ever seen. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: two developments on the election tonight. late today, the senate intelligence committee announced its own investigation of russian interference with the u.s. election. many democrats believe that russian hacking cost hillary clinton the presidency. separately