Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. It only got worse today. President trump and his spokeswoman kept up the attacks on florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who had criticized the tone of the president s condolence call to a fallen soldier. And the emotional defense of the president by john kelly came back to bite him today when his facts were called into question by video and by a check of the record. Chip reid is at the white house. I was stunned. Reporter white house chief of staff john kelly attacked florida congresswoman Frederica Wilson yesterday after she criticized President Trump for what she said was an insensitive condolence call to the widow of Sergeant La David Johnson, who was killed in action in niger. Kelly called her an empty bar expel claimed she talked only about herself when he saw her at a 2015 dedication of an f. B. I. Building in florida. She just called up president obama and on that phone call, she gave the money, the 20 million to build the building, and she sat down. And we were stunned. Reporter wilson responded today. I was not even in congress in 2009 when the money for the building was secured. So thats a lie. How dare he. Reporter willisobs version appears to be supported by video of the speech posted today by florida sun sentinel. Wilson did that day tell about leading the effort to get the building named for two f. B. I. Agents who had been killed in the line of duty. Were going to get this done reporter but she spent the bulk of that speech praising the two fallen agents. Place their names and pictures high where the world will know that we are proud of their sacrifice. Reporter today, we asked White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders if kelly got his facts wrong. Have you seen the speech . I have. Reporter she was not talking about securing the 20 million. She was talking about naming the building for these f. B. I. Agents who she then went on to effusively praise. She also menged that, and she also had quite a few comments that day that winter part of that speech and that werent part of that video that were also witnessed by many people that were there. What general kelly referenced yesterday. Reporter can he come out here and talk to us at bthis at some point . I think hes addressed that pretty thoroughly yesterday. He was wrong yesterday in talking about getting the money if you want to go after general kelly, thats up to you. If you want to get into a debate with a fourstar marine general reporter that would be great if he would come out here and do it. Sanders also said the media should stop reporting on the story but thats hard to do when the president continues to tweet about it. Anthony. Mason chip reid with a contentious day in the White House Press room. Thanks, chip. Sergeant johnson was one of four soldiers ambushed and killedded in niger. Just over two weeks later, the circumstances are far from clear, and the f. B. I. Is joining the investigation. David martin now on what hes learned. Reporter the body of Sergeant La David Johnson was found nearly a mile away from the ambush site. Why he got separated from the other americans and how long he survived remain unclear. Pentagon Officials Say a locater beacon was tracked for several hours, fueling hopes he was alive, and raising the agonizing question of whether he could have been saved if the u. S. Military had been able to react faster. The biggest mystery is why the parole had not expected anymore contact in a part of niger where this u. N. Map shows 46 attacks took place over the last 20 months. The initial explanation by the pentagon is that the team of special forces advisers had conducted nearly 30 patrols with nigerian troops and not had a single enemy contact. The patrol had no armed air cover and the one Reconnaissance Aircraft flying at the time was over another part of the country. When the parole radioed for help, french mirage jets arrived 30 minutes later, make lowlevel runs, which scared the attackers away, but by then, three soldiers were dead, two wounded, and one missing. A french helicopter med vawked the wounded. A helo flown by an American Contractor came in to pick up the dead. Defense secretary mattis went to capitol hill today to brief senator john mccain on what went wrong. But the chairman of the Armed Services committee already had part of the answer. Parts of africa rema reremaia battleground. Reporter general thomas waldhauser, the commander of u. S. Forces in africa, told Congress Last march he had only a quarter of the reconnaissance flights he needed and had to rely on contractors for searchandrescue missions. Wald houser said providing searchandrescue to troops in the field is a moral obligation, so the investigation has to determine not only what happened on the ground in niger but why washington failed to meet its obligation to the troops. Anthony. Mason david martin at the pentagon. Thanks. This has been an especially violent week in afghanistan. Attacks by islamic militants killed more than 120 people, one of the bloodiest was in kabul today. A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a shiite mosque. Isis, which is from the sunni branch of islam, is suspected. At least 30 were killed, 45 wounded. The f. A. A. Is recommending that l. A. P. D. Top computers be banned from checked luggage on international flights. The concern is the batteries, when stored near certain toil trees cexplode. Heres transportation correspondent kris van cleave. Reporter the f. A. A. Has long been worried about the danger of lithium ion batteries in the cargo hold of a plane as this test video shows. But now, new tests found that potential danger could extend to even a single lithium ion battery in a large device like a l. A. P. D. Top. Turns out, if that kind of battery in a checked back overheats next to an aerosol or air polir remover or even rubbing alcohol it can spark an uncontrollable, catastrophic fire that burned so hot, some airliners couldnt put it out. In one test, an eightounce can of dry shampoo was strapped to an over heated laptop. It exploded in 40 seconds. Fire onaboard bord is the worst thing that could happen to an aircraft. This man say former airline captain. Having seen the devastation these batteries can cause, i think every Airline Pilot is thinking about it and they would welcome this decision by f. A. A. Reporter earlier this year, the u. S. And the u. K. Temporarily banned large Electronic Devices from carryon luggage. The recommendation to ban laptops in checked bags went to the International Group that acts as aviations governing body. It is now considering that action. Large Electronic Devices will still be allowed as carryon. Anthony. Mason kris van cleave, thanks, kris. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is facing new accusations of Sexual Misconduct as more colleagues turn against him. Jim axelrod now has the latest on that. This victim described to the l. A. P. D. , an extremely serious Sexual Assault and a rape. Reporter this afternoon in los angeles, a lawyer for an italian actress who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013, met with reporters. While more than 50 women now say weinstein sexually harassed them, this is the sixth to accuse weinstein of rape, or Sexual Assault. The Television Academys board of governors voted last night to start Disciplinary Proceedings that could lead to weinsteins expulsion. I think were at a watershed moment. Reporter and hollywoods brightest stars continue to slam weinstein. Tom hanks i think his last name will become a noun and a verb, become an identifying moniker for state of being for which there was a before and an after. Reporter director and longtime weinstein collaborator, quentin tarantino, is expressing his own shame for not speaking out. I knew enough to do more than i did, he said in an interview with New York Times reporter jodi kantor. Tarantino said to me specifically on the phone two days ago, should i have done more . I knew these stories firsthand. One of them happened to my own girlfriend. I minimized it. I brushed it aside. Reporter oscar winner lupita nyongo, also writing in the times, described what happens when she refused weinsteins advances in 2011. She was a young actress still looking for her big break and asked him, i just want to know that we are good. He responded, i dont know about your career, but youll be fine. A spokesperson for weinstein says the producer has a different recollection of the events with nyongo, adding just last year, the actress sent weinstein an invitation to her broadway show. As to the latest rape allegations, weinstein unequivocally denies allegations of non consensual sex. Anthony. Mason jim axelrod. Thank you, jim. An explosion aboard an oil tanker today left one member of the crew dead and another missing. It happened in the gulf of mexico about two miles off rockport, texas. The barge was carrying more than seven million gallons of crude, but no leaks are reported. The cause is under investigation. The 60 minutes Washington Post investigation of the Opioid Epidemic exposed the role played by former drug regulators who went to work for the drug industry. We asked Julianna Goldman to take us through the revolving door. Reporter during the obama administration, some Drug Enforcement fors began running into roadblocks to combat the Opioid Epidemic. Why . Some of the best and brightest former d. E. A. Attorneys are now on the other side, and and know all of the weak points. Reporter former d. E. A. Attorney Jonathan Novak told the Washington Post that former washington lawyers now working for industry were pressing their own colleagues. As a result, de la campa enformat action slowed. 60 minutes found 46 people who went from the d. E. A. Into drug industry roles, including lobbying. It is, indeed, time to drain the swamp in washington, d. C. Reporter special interests are part of the fabric of washington, and despite Donald Trumps campaign promise, the resolving door between government and industry keeps on spinning. His frontrunner to be health and Human Services secretary, alex azar, is a former pharmaceutical executive. Mr. Trumps nominee to serve as a top bank reg lairts, joseph otting, used to be a bank c. E. O. And while oting awaits confirmation, keith noreika, who represents banks at his former law firm is filling in, but hes designated a special government employee, exempting him from President Trumps executive order restricting lobbyists who joined the administration from working on anything they lobbied for, for two years. But that rule hasnt stopped the president from nominating a coal lobbyist, as second in command at the Environmental Protection agency, where the agencys administrator, scott pruitt, has already begun rolling back obamaera coal regulations. When he was oklahomas attorney, pruitt joined Industry Groups it sue the e. P. A. More than a dozen times. Were seeing a total corporate takeover of the u. S. Government on a scale that we have never seen in american history. Reporter Robert Weissman is the president of the Watchdog Group public citizen, which has found that nearly 70 of mr. Trumps picks for Top Administration jobs have corporate ties. You could say the corporate foxes have knocked down the hen house and are gobbling up the chickens. Reporter the e. P. A. President trump has also nominated a former consultant for Chemical Companies to lead an office that reviews chemicals and an Energy Industry attorney to landlord the office of air and radiation. A Senate Committee is scheduled to meet on those nominations next week. Anthony. Mason the resolving door still going around and around. Julianna goldman, thanks. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, the first state to order pet stores to sell only rescues. And Steve Hartman remembers a man on a mission to spread kindness. Mason that doggy in the window. Is it healthy . Carter evans tells us about californias firstinthenation law aimed at protecting puppies and kittens, while bringing the pet stores to heal. Reporter the dogs and cats at the Healthy Spot Pet store in santa monica, california, dont come from breeders. The only animals here are rescues. Weve adopted out over 500 dogs and cats out of this facility. Reporter owner andrew kim says its a different way to think about purchasing a pet. Youre not making one dime off these adoptions. And here we are, growing. Reporter now, california is requiring all pet stores to follow suit. We are here to celebrate. Reporter animal advocate judy manusco helped pass the firstinthenation state law to only sell pets that are eeskued. In the skate of california we bring in over 800,000 dogs and cats into our shelters and we kill over half. Why on earth are we allowing this cruel industry to be feeding our state with yet more animals . Reporter the law is designed to take business away from socalled puppy mills. The Humane Society estimates more than two million dogs come from them every year. I can definitely see the good in it. Reporter la David Johnson sells purebred dogs like shar pays at the puppy store in santa ana, california. He says they all come from private breeders and can sell for up to 3500. Jiang also sells rescues but knows it alone wont pay his bills. It may hurt the puppy mills but it will hurt you in the process. Yes, we will have to close. Reporter he now has 11 stores. This Business Model can work. Were an example of it, yes. Reporter and thats promising for these potential pets. Carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. Mason and still ahead, the first ladys date with history. When i feel controlled by frequent, unpredictable abdominal pain or discomfort and diarrhea. I tried Lifestyle Changes and overthecounter treatments, but my symptoms keep coming back. It turns out i have Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhea, or ibsd. A condition thats really frustrating. Thats why i talked to my doctor about viberzi. A different way to treat ibsd. Viberzi is a Prescription Medication you take every day that helps proactively manage both abdominal pain and diarrhea at the same time. So i can stay ahead of my symptoms. Viberzi can cause new or worsening abdominal pain. Do not take viberzi if you have no gallbladder, have pancreas or severe liver problems, problems with alcohol abuse, longlasting or severe constipation, or a bowel or gallbladder blockage. Pancreatitis may occur and can lead to hospitalization and death. If you are taking viberzi, you should not take medicines that cause constipation. The most common side effects of viberzi include constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain. Stay ahead of ibsd with viberzi. Do your research. Nd. Find the best fit. Why not do the same for your Prescription Drug plan . At silverscript, were experts in Medicare Part d. And 5 million people, just like you, trust us every day. With no deductible and lower monthly premiums, we could help you save money and get better coverage on thousands of prescriptions. So take a closer look at silverscript. We think youll like what you see. Mason traffic on the Las Vegas Strip was stopped today for a funeral procession for officers charleston hartfield. His casket was loaded into a police vehicle. Hartfield was one of 58 killed in the october 1 massacre, shot while helping others escape, though he was off duty. Hartfield, an army veteran who served in iraq, was 34. It was quite a sight in boston today. The worlds oldest navy ship, the u. S. S. Constitution, celebrated her 220th birthday with a cruise around the inner harbor. She had been docked nearly three years for repairs. The constitution was named by president george washington. Her unsinkable reputation during the war of 1812 earned the wooden beauty the nickname old ironsides. Great to see her back. The first lady delivered an inaugural dress today. Melania trump donated the gown she wore to the inaugural ball to the smithsonian institution. She says she told the designer she wanted it to be modern, sleek, light, unique, and unexpected. Up next, Steve Hartman rememberchris rosati. When life gave him its worst, he gave it his best. With a sore back. But hes got work to do. So he took aleve this morning. If hed taken tylenol, hed be stopping for more pills right now. Only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. Tylenol cant do that. Aleve. All day strong. All day long. Also try aleve direct therapy with tens technology for lower back pain relief. How much money do you think youll need in retirement . Then we found out how many years that money would last them. How long do you think well keep oooooohhh you stopped youre gonna leave me back here at year 9 . How did this happen . It turned out, a lot of people fell short, of even the average length of retirement. We have to think about not when we expect to live to, but when we could live to. Lets plan for income that lasts all our years in retirement. Prudential. Bring your challenges. If you have bad breath and your mouth lacks moisture, you may suffer from dry mouth. Try biotene®, the 1 dentist recommended dry mouth brand. Its the only leading brand clinically proven to soothe, moisturize, and freshen breath. Try biotene®. I have no idea how were going to get through this. Follow me. Unitedhealthcare has the people and tools to help guide you through the confusion. Well that wasnt so bad at all. Thats how we like it. Unitedhealthcare. Eight hundred dollars when wet switched our auto and home insurance. With liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. Hey. Oh. Thats my robe. Is it . You could save seven hundred eighty two dollars when liberty stands with you. Liberty mutual insurance. Mason for the past four years on the road, Steve Hartman has been follow chris rosati from durham, north carolina, on his journey to make the world a better place. Were sorry to tell that you journey came to an end this week. Chris, just 46 years old, died of a. L. S. Reporter i first met chris rosati in 2013 after learning of his twisted plot to steel a krispy kreme donut truck. And then just go around and give away the donuts. I was going to go to the nearest school, because once i knew where reporter this plan has some holes in it. Im not speaking donuts. It dit did. Reporter youre just going to pull up to a school and say, here, everybody, heres a bunch of donuts. Now that you said that. Reporter not to mention the legal ramifications. Krispy kreme gave chris and his wife, anna, a bus load of donuts, which they joefully delivered to city parks, cancer wards, and childrens hospitals. Were glad to make some people smile. Because if i cant impact people, then this whole thing is a waste. Reporter after that first story, chris purpose and passion was quoted on church signs, celebrated on social media, and replicated in communities across the country. He inspired thousands of children to do random acts of kindness. He had them make videos about their good deeds, and then held an oscarstyle red carpet premiere. applause and he started the idea of butterfly grants, a way for kids to fund their kindness projects. And then a hero comes along if i have enough time, ill change the world. Reporter time ran out this week. On sunday, i got an email from chris that read, in part reporter a few months earlier, chris had gotten a tracheal tube to extend his life. Heaped more time, but the trach took away his voice and severely impacted his quality of life. He said it made him into a monster. So this week, he had the trach disabled. Chris leaves behind his wife, anna, and their two daughters, delaney and logan. What do you think youll remember. Him . He tried to make friends with the world. Reporter yeah. I think its hard to do that. Reporter yeah. So im proud of him. That a hero lies in you reporter us, too. Steve hartman, cbs news, new york. applause mason chris rosati, who didnt waste a moment. What a life. And our condolences to the rosati family. Thats the cbs evening news. Im Anthony Mason in new york. Thanks for watching. Ill see you tomorrow on cbs this morning saturday. Good night. Oscar winners shocking claim against producer harvey winestein. What she says happened in his bedroom while his children were downstairs. President trumps call to a gold star widow. It was recorded. Thank you, President Trump. The words are very kind. The killer clown cold case murder. Did these two women sell the alleged killer her costume . Look at the home the slain woman grew up in. Its filled with portraits of clowns. Its just so gross. Look what we found at a restaurant that got an a rating from the health department. I see two of them, three do you realize you have a
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.