This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from washington. Pelley this is our western edition. Donald trump will be sworn in back there at the u. S. Capitol in just 65 days. Workers today raced to build the inaugural platform, while the president elect was doing the same, racing to build a cabinet. He sent word from trump tower in new york that the transition is going well despite what youve heard. The head of the transition was sent packing along with several advisers, but today the new head of the transition, mike pence, met with the man he will be succeeding as Vice President. Heres major garrett. Reporter Vice President elect mike pence and his wife visited their future home and ate lunch with its current residents. Then the sitting Vice President offered this assessment. No administration is ready on day one. We werent ready on day one. Ive never met one thats ever been ready on day one. Reporter at the u. S. Chamber of commerce this morning, pence in a closeddoor session reassured Business Leaders at the president elects economic plans. Responding to reports that his transition is in disarray, mr. Trump tweeted, the process is going so smoothly, and i am the only one who knows who the finalists are for key positions. The president elect spent more than an hour at trump tower reviewing potential Supreme Court nominees, Campaign Manager kellyanne conway. Roughly onefifth of the voters said the Supreme Court was the most important or one of the most important issues. You dont form a federal government overnight. These are very serious issues, very serious appointment, very serious considerations. Yuccas. Spent more than an hour at trump tower reviewing potential Supreme Court nome knees. Campaign manager, kellyanne conway. One of the most importantly issues. Reporter president elect has made no cabinet announcement, but hes not behind the scheduled set by modern president s. President elect obamas first appointments came three weeks after the election. Choices for other top departments came a week later. In 2000, george w. Bush did not begin his formal transition until middecember, after a protracted recount in florida. Under tight deadline, bush announced top positions within two weeks. In 1992, bill clinton waited seven weeks before announcing cabinet nominees. Former House Speaker and trump confidante newt gingrich. The beginning of any transition like this has turmoil because its the nature of the process, and i think that trump is very decisive. Reporter pence has signed a key legal document placing him in charge of mr. Trumps transition, but other paperwork, according to the white house, remains incomplete. Scott, the pentagon, state and justice departments all report no outreach yet from trump transition staff. Pelley major garrett, thanks. The first billionaire president has business interests worldwide, which stand to benefit or be harmed by decisions in the white house. Financial conflicts are banned for all federal employees except two the president and the Vice President. So we asked Julianna Goldman to tell us more about mr. Trumps financial ties with china. Reporter president elect trump has threatened a trade war with china. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country, and thats what theyre doing. Reporter yet hes bragged about his great business relationship with the chinese. The thing they most want, you know what one of the top ten things, anything trump. You believe it . My apartment, my ties, my. They love me. Reporter mr. Trumps web of financial interests in china only add to the unprecedented conflicts posed by his global business, which will be run by his children, who are also his key advisers. For us there is a great future in china. Reporter they have eyed potential projects in beijing and shenzhen. Trump China Development llc is a listed company, but requests for more information about these entities went unanswered. In 2012 ivanka trump said they had a team based in shanghai. There are such interests in the brand being here. Were really ramping up our commitment to meeting the right partners and finding the right opportunities. Reporter but taking those steps is all but impossible without also doing business with the chinese government, according to Scott Kennedy of the center for strategic and international studies. The line between state and business is a lot fuzzier, and much more complex. They can open and close doors to individual deals in the way that you cant elsewhere in the world. Reporter china also owes the president elect money. The staterun industrial and commercial bank of china is a tenant in trump tower in new york. One potential check on these conflicts is a clause in the constitution that says a Government Official cant receive payments from foreign governments or companies owned by foreign governments, but, scott, it would be up to the Republican Congress to enforce that. Pelley Julianna Goldman in the washington newsroom tonight. Julianna, thank you. Well, three manhattan highrises divested themselves of the trump name today. The gold letters were taken down from apartment buildings that he built but sold a few years ago. Hundreds of teed off tenants signed a petition to remove trumps name, but the current owner said they simply want a neutral building identity. Democrats identified their new leadership in the senate today. The new minority leader is Chuck Schumer of new york. The team ranges from the progressive Bernie Sanders of vermont to the moderate joe manchin of west virginia. Dick durbin of illinois remains minority whip, the numbertwo job. Patty murray of washington moves into the third position. Some of americas european allies are uneasy about the trump victory. President obama spoke to them today in the city where democracy was invented around 500 b. C. Margaret brennan is traveling with the president. Reporter on his last foreign trip, president obama walked through the ancient ruins of the acropolis, once the strongest democracy in the world. And he warned of the consequences of the populist anger that powered Donald Trumps campaign to victory. Faced with this new reality where cultures clash, its inevitable that some will seek a comfort in nationalism. Reporter but he said those crude forces could be avoided by restoring a sense of justice. They are less likely to turn on each other and theyre less likely to appeal to some of the darker forces that exist in all of our societies. Reporter thats exactly what european allies fear, that mr. Trumps actions will mirror his americafirst Campaign Rhetoric. Great again. Reporter we are in unchartered waters, one key u. S. Ally told us. God help us all. President obama tried to reassure his audience, saying progress follows a winding path. The next american president , and i could not be more different. [applause] we are. We have very different points of view, but american democracy is bigger than any one person. Reporter scott, president obamas likely to hear more concerns tomorrow in germany, a key u. S. Ally whose chief diplomat called donald trump a preacher of hate. Pelley Margaret Brennan with the president. Margaret, thank you. Well, in two months mr. Trump will be commanding troops in combat for the first time. With u. S. Forces fighting and advising in syria and iraq, we asked war correspondent Holly Williams to compare the Campaign Rhetoric with the campaign against isis. Reporter this new isis propaganda video shows the treacherous urban battlefield in the fight for mosul. Narrow streets that isis car bombs can slip down unnoticed, surprising the iraqi army with deadly blasts. [explosion] president elect trump has threatened to bomb the hell out of isis. But with around a million civilians in mosul, indiscriminate air strikes are impossible. I know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. Reporter during his campaign, mr. Trump said hed send in up to 30,000 u. S. Troops to take on isis before backtracking and saying hed pressure other countries to fight instead. I would hit them so hard your head would spin. Theres nobody bigger or better at the military than i am. Reporter but on the ground in iraq, the u. S. Has spent two years of careful diplomacy, building a Fragile Coalition to fight isis. Which the Trump Administration will now inherit. Across the border in syria, aleppo is again being bombarded by air strikes on rebelheld areas, killing civilians and damaging hospitals. Russia says its now launching strikes from its Aircraft Carrier in the mediterranean sea, but despite International Condemnation of russias actions, the president elect has suggested hell Work Together with moscow and would end american support for syrian rebels. In syrias multisided conflict, scott, that could ultimately benefit russias ally, the syrian regime, which has been bombing its own people for more than four years. Pelley Holly Williams reporting from istanbul tonight. Holly, thank you. In another important story, a st. Anthony, minnesota, police officer, was charged with manslaughter today for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop. The girlfriend of the victim, Philando Castile, live streamed the aftermath on facebook. Jamie yuccas is in st. Paul. The use of deadly force by officer yanez was not justified. Reporter prosecutor john choi today said that Philando Castile was shot seven times by officer Jeronimo Yanez less than a minute after being pulled over. Castiles girlfriend was in the car with her fouryearold daughter. Oh, my god. Please dont tell me hes dead. Castile then calmly and in a nonthreatening manner informed officer yanez, sir, i have to tell you that i do have a firearm on me. Reporter according to the criminal complaint, officer yanez responded, okay, but then pulled his gun and reached into castiles vehicle. He told castile, dont pull it out. Castile responded, im not pulling it out. Moments later, officer yanez started firing. I told him to get his hand out. Reporter castiles girlfriend Diamond Reynolds tells us shes glad officer yanez was charged. Do you think you can ever forgive the officer god wants us all to forgive. I can forgive anyone. But will i forget . Will i not be hurting . Absolutely not. Castile did have a permit to carry his gun and minnesota is an open 46 carry state. We did reach out to officer yanez for comment, but he did not respond. Pelley jamie yuccas, thank you. Federal investigators are blaming air Traffic Controllers for two midair collisions last year that killed seven people. Kris van cleave has been looking into technologies designed to prevent these collisions that happen in the blink of an eye. Reporter it happened that fast. Did you see it . This is an n. T. S. B. Animation simulating a deadly midair collision and the limits of see and avoid, a method of flying that teaches pilots how the avoid midair collisions. By the time the pilot of this cessna was able to spot an f16 fighter altitude zero miles. Reporter he had only seconds to respond. The planes collided over South Carolina in 2015. The two people on board the cessna died. Weeks later another midair collision in san diego killed five. In both cases the n. T. S. B. Believes available Collision Avoidance systems could have prevented the crash. Traffic. Reporter by giving warnings like these. They are not required in general aviation aircraft, but similar systems are required for commercial airliners. Rusty aimer is a retired airline captain. I must have had in my career at least five or six of those warnings that saved us. Reporter since 2011, there have been 44 midair collisions in the u. S. , killing 46. Mark rosenker is the former head of the n. T. S. B. These are very deadly accidents. Thats why when you can use this kind of technology to prevent them from happening, it is a simple decision to go out and install it. Reporter starting in 2020, all general aviation aircraft will have to have new technology to better communicate with air Traffic Controllers, but, scott, those systems stop short of being dedicated Collision Avoidance. Pelley kris van cleave for us tonight. Kris, thank you. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, jon stewarts first interview since the election. First interview since the election. Plan insured through unitedhealthcare. 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No, and im not taking any more questions. Pelley and covered the administrations of four president s. It was very impressive. Politics, general assignment, writing, editing, reporting, air work, you name it, id like to do it. Pelley bill plante came to cbs in 1964, and like a fine wine, he just seemed to get better with time. Great color, lovely light fruit taste. Pelley so tonight we will toast our friend and colleague. You will be missed, bill, missed by millions. As after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. What about the people i care about . Including this little girl. And what if this happened again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . So i asked my doctor. And he recommended eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Yes, eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. Eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. 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He was a wonderful poet, but he didnt know how to write songs, they would go on and on and on and on, so i really taught him how to write a simple song, front, middle and an end. Reporter for the next three decades, robinson wrote top of the chart hits for everyone from the temptations. My girl, my girl, my girl. To the jackson five and i wonder he told cbs this morning it came naturally. Theres no art to it. Its a gift. I think god gives everyone a gift. Reporter the library of Congress Gershwin Prize is named for musical trailblazers george and ira gershwin. For me to be mentioned in the same breath with the gershwins as a songwriter is just incredible. If you got the notion reporter his fans second that emotion. Michelle miller, cbs news, new york. Pelley and thats the cbs evening news for tonight. With thanks to the Jones Day Law Firm for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news, good night. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org Northern California coast c look more like this. Tonit re oil drilling. A new Trump Administration and new concerns the Northern California coast could look more like this. Tonight, an effort to stop future oil drilling. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. Im allen martin p theres a lastminute scramble to block future oil drilling on scenic stretches of the Northern California coast. Kpix 5s melissa caen on the effort coming down to the wire as Donald Trumps about to be sworn in. Reporter allen, you know, donald trump has made no secret of the fact that he plans to undo a number of president obamas executive orders. But when it comes to offshore oil drilling, there may be somebody obama can do that trump cannot undo. With word that former Alaska Governor sarah palin could soon be in charge of federal land some with oil. The chance is drill, baby, drill. Reporter maybe environmentalists are worried about a Trump Administration including congressman jared huffman. I dont have confidence in a president elect who has said he wants to do away with the epa and he considers Climate Change a hoax. So theres simply every reason to get to work in the next few weeks and try to put some defenses in place. Reporter another executive order banning offshore drilling. But this executive order would stick. This is a real opportunity. Under section 12a of the outer continental shelfs land act, the president is granted authority to withdraw areas offshore from oil and gas development. And its a oneway authority. It does not allow the next president to undo that decision unlike many of the executive actions that obama took. Reporter if the president did issue this 12a order it would take an act of congress to undo it. Places nea