Lower taxes, lower deficit. Reporter it sounds like youre saying the part of the cbo analysis you like are accurate and you parts you dont like are flawed. Um thats not what i was saying. I pointed out the part that i think is an accurate reflection of the tax reduction. Its pretty hard to predict coverage when the government stops telling you, you have to buy something you dont want. Reporter one of the bills authors says that he and other gop leaders are considering some changes to the bills tax credit system. But other republicans arent waiting around to find out who they come up with, anthony. In fact, just this evening, a florida congresswoman became the latest lawmaker to say shes voting no. Nancy cordes, thanks, nancy. The fbi is investigatng whether the Trump Campaign had improper contacts with russians who wanted to meddle in the president ial election. Earlier this month, roger stone, a friend and former adviser to mr. Trump, told our jeff pegues he had no contact with russian hackers, including the mysterious guccifer 2. 0. But stones story has changed. There is no collusion here. Reporter despite that claim, roger stone now admits that he was in contact with guccifer 2. 0, at least 16 times during the 2016 campaign. That twitter handle released hacked information believed to be stolen from Democratic Party servers. It targeted Hillary Clinton and Democratic Candidates in at least six states. At the time i had my one and only communications with him. Reporter you had more than just one contact with this person. You had one, two, at least three, between august 12 and september 9. Right. I would refer to it as an exchange. Reporter that exchange appears to have started after guccifers first account was suspended, and then reactivated in midaugust. Delighted you are reinstated, stone wrote. Guccifer responded, do you find anything interesting in the docs i posted . A day later, according to these texts confirmed by stone he asked guccifer to retweet an article stone had written. Please retweet how the election can be rigged against donald trump. Guccifer replied, done. And later on the same day, please tell me if i can help you anyhow. Earlier this year, u. S. Intelligence concluded that guccifer sites were a front for Russian Military intelligence. In a way, youre encouraging them to release more information. Yeah, thats called networking. Remember, i have no idea this gentleman is allegedly a russian. Reporter on sunday, arizona senator john mccain called for stone to testify in upcoming hearings. Anthony, stone defiantly told us that his response to that is game on. Jeff, thanks. The bowler was an interesting statement. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, the top marine general faces a barrage of questions over the nude photo scandal. And later, a sheriff channels his inner sajak to capture fugitives. 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Reporter marine commandant Robert Nellers vow to overall did not impress senator jeanne shaheen. Why should we believe its going to be better this time than its been in the past . Is it going to be different . Its got to be different. When you say to us, its got to be different, that rings hollow. Reporter then senator Kirsten Gillibrand pointed to a letter sent to the previous marine commandant in 2013 identifying websites which denigrated female marines. Who is being held accountable for doing nothing since 2013 . Who . Which commander . I dont have a good answer for you. Im not going to sit here and duck around this thing. Im not. Im responsible. Im the commandant. I own this. Reporter neller has said he was not aware of these sites until this year when a former marineturnedjournalist alerted him to marines united, a Facebook Page on which current and former marines shared nude photos of women. This is an ongoing issue. Its not something new. Reporter but erin kirkcuomo who left the corps in 2010 told cbs news female marines were complaining about these sites even then. This is something that has been pervasive and has been going on for over a decade. Reporter kirkcuomo believes it is part of a culture which begins with boot camp, when women recruits are segregated from the men. This behavior is ingrained in marine corps culture simply because as male marines are told from the very beginning of training that females are inferior. Reporter general neller testified that about 500 current and former marines have been identified so far as having shared nude photos of female marines over the internet, and thats just one site. Investigators have found at least 17 more sites containing thousands of photos. Anthony. David martin at the pentagon. Thank you, david. One republican, one democrat, one car. On the road with will and beto next. Because im a woman. Do you think im gonna crack under pressure or conquer the field . Defy expectations any day with always infinity. Made with flexfoam. Absorbs 10x its weight. Rewrite the rules. Always. Two kids barfed in class today. It was so gross. Lysol disinfectant spray kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. The big storm here in the northeast has done something many thought impossible brought a democrat and a republican together. Heres chip reid with will and betos excellent adventure. On the road again reporter republican congressman will hurd in the blue shirt, and Democrat Beto Orourke represent neighboring districts in texas when the east coast blizzard ruined their travel plans. So they rented a chevy impala and hit the road. Were doing the 1600 miles from san antonio to washington, d. C. , and we would love to take yalls questions. Reporter theyre Live Streaming on facebook and periscope. We caught up with them on skype. They said theyre already reaching some bipartisan compromises. Its possible we both ordered a number 2 with cheese from whataburger. Reporter and when they dont agree we can disagree without being disagreeable. Reporter with congress so sharply divided on everything from health care to taxes, they say members need to get to know people from the other party, the way it used to be. I hope some of our other colleagues take this lead and we see more of these bipartisan road trips. But it wouldnt have happened without the east coast being shut down. Were the best of friends. Reporter yes, sometimes even a blizzard can be a good ching. Chip reid, cbs news, washington. On the road again we wish them safe travels. Up next, a sheriff turns catching fugitives into an audience participation show. ,, this is gus. Gus is a handful. We dont know what this thing is, but someday, gus will because this is the thing that gus will build that will change the world. And this is the thing that could change gus world. Gus doesnt know what this thing is, but we know what this thing is. This is the thing well help gus get rid of. And without this thing, gus can grow up to build this thing, whatever that thing is, because thats what we do. We do health things, and we do those things for northern california, its been said the wheels of justice turn slowly, so we end tonight with a lawman who is trying to speed them up. Heres mark strassmann. Wheel of fugitive reporter every week, Brevard County sheriff wayne ivey goes on facebook. Youre watching wheel of fugitive, our weekly program. Reporter and spins a wheel of misfortune for local criminals. The wheel spins the names and photos of 10 fugitives, locals wanted for outstanding warrants. Theres one unlucky winner. Once we do the show, i just rely on our citizens and our fugitive team. Reporter and right away, tipsters call and email. If youre a fugitive in Brevard County and you think you have friends, you do not, because as soon as this rolls, theyre going to turn you in. In fact, weve had fugitives who say, yeah, i watch it every week to see if im on the wheel. Reporter what about this connects with people . One, theres a little bit of humor mixed in it. Its ladys night two, people, at least in our community, and most communities throughout the country, want to be engaged with law enforcement. They want to help keep their communities safe. Reporter the show has helped catch dozens of fugitives like teon gay, arrested within 24 hours. Looks like this weeks fugitive is alicia lee pack. Reporter alicia pack posted on facebook she saw herself on the show but was headed to the beach, where Police Tracked her down. They ended up having to tase her, so we put on our Facebook Page, tanned, tased, and arrested all in the same day. Reporter is there a public shame about this . If you dont want to be a fugitive, dont commit a crime. Our team is going to come offer, our community is going to come after you. Reporter on floridas east coast, ivys show is a hit with a captive audience. But id really like for you to turn yourself in. Reporter mark strassmann, cbs news, titusville, florida. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im anthony mason. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is the cbs overnight news. Hi, everyone. Welcome to the overnight news. Im demarco morgan. A report card by the Congressional Budget Office is providing new ammunition in the battle over health care reform. The cbo says the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare will actually lead to 14 million americans losing their health care in the first year alone. Democrats say that should be enough to kill the bill. Republicans insist the numbers are wrong. Nancy cordes has the story. The cbo report raises some serious concerns. Reporter gop opposition to the gop plan mounted today after congressional number crunchers projected that the partys obamacare replacement bill would add 24 Million People to the ranks of the uninsured. Obviously, in a state like mine that had medicaid expansion, we have deep concerns. Reporter Republican Leaders were reluctant to call it a setback. Were going to do our thing and pass it. Reporter but the white house said it is working with the House Speaker on some changes. We are, obviously, in talks with house leadership. Reporter one flashpoint the cbos finding that premium costs for some lowincome, Older Americans would spike 750 , not an easy sell back home for lawmakers like lynn jenkins. Cbo scores are rarely if ever right. They were reporter democrats like pennsylvanias bob casey were unsympathetic. This is what happens when you dont work on a problem for many years and you try to slap something together in a matter of weeks. Reporter gop leaders like missouris roy blount downplayed the drop in coverage. The Congressional Budget Office is notoriously bad at anticipating whats going to happen in a marketplace. Reporter and, they note, the cbo did some find some upsides. Lower taxes, lower deficit. Reporter it sounds like youre saying the part of the cbo analysis you like are accurate and the parts you dont like are flawed. Um thats not what i was saying. I pointed out the part that i think is an accurate reflection of the tax reduction. Its pretty hard to predict coverage when the government stops telling you, you have to buy something you dont want. Also on capitol hill, the leaders of the navy and marine corps came under fire over their handling of the scandal of nude online photos of Service Members. David martin has that story. Well take action to correct this stain on our marine corps. Reporter the xh reporter marine commandant Robert Neller did not impress senator jeanne shaheen. Why should we believe its going to be better this time than its been in the past . Is it going to be different . Its got to be different. When you say to us, its got to be different, that rings hollow. Reporter then senator Kirsten Gillibrand pointed t a letter sent to the previous marine commandant in 2013 identifying website which again denigrate female marines. Who is being held accountable for doing nothing since 2013 . Who . Which commander . I dont have a good answer for you. Im not going to sit here and duck around this thing. Im not. Im responsible. Im the commandant. I own this. Reporter neller has said he was not aware of these sites until this year when a former marineturnedjournalist alerted him to marines united, a Facebook Page on which current and former marines shared nude photos of women. This is an ongoing issue. Its not something new. Reporter but erin kirkcuomo who left the corps in 2010 told cbs news female marines were complaining about these sites even then. This is something that has been pervasive and has been going on for over a decade. Reporter kirkcuomo believes it is part of a culture which begins with boot camp, when women recruits are segregated from the men. This behavior is ingrained in marine corps culture simply because as male marines are told from the very beginning of training that females are inferior. The scandal over russias efforts to hijack the election continues to percolate. Roger stone now admits he had contact with a hacker named guccifer 2. 0 during the campaign. Jeff pegues has more. There is no collusion here. Reporter despite that claim, roger stone now admits that he was in contact with guccifer 2. 0, at least 16 times during the 2016 campaign. That twitter handle released hacked election information believed to be stolen from Democratic Party servers. It targeted Hillary Clinton and Democratic Candidates in at least six states. At the time i had my one and only communications with him. Reporter you had more than just one contact with this personal. You had one, two, at least three, between august 12 and september 9. Right. I would refer to it as an exchange. Reporter that exchange appears to have started after guccifers first account was suspended, and then reactivated in midaugust. Delighted you are reinstated, stone wrote. Guccifer responded, do you find anything interesting in the docs i posted . A day later, according to these texts confirmed by stone he asked guccifer to retweet an article stone had written. Please retweet how the election can be rigged against donald trump. Guccifer replied, done. And later on the same day, please tell me if i can help you anyhow. Earlier this year, u. S. Intelligence concluded that guccifer sites were a front for Russian Military intelligence. In a way, youre encouraging them to release more information. Yeah, thats called networking. Remember, i have no idea this gentleman is allegedly a russian. The storm that pounded the northeast is now moving off into canada. But it reeve leaves behind a bl of problems, including thousands of travelers whose flights were canceled. Kris van cleave reports. Reporter washingtons Dulles Airport roared back to life tuesday after crews worked through the night to prepare. But here in new yorks laguardia, virtually all flights were halted for the day and plows had free reigns on the runway. Across the country, cancellations left thousands stranded. All the other flights are booked. So they have to book us on friday. My vacation ends wednesday, so im spending half of my vacation in this airport. Reporter the storm slowed amtrak, too. Rail service was suspended between new york and boston when the snow was as its heaviest. Its caused me to spend five hours here that i would rather not. Reporter whats your biggest concern right now moving ahead . That people dont get a full sense of oh, were back to normal. Lets go back. Reporter jim esposito is new york citys Emergency Management commissioner. He said with the plows and salt trucks working to clear icy roads, normal isnt here yet. Thats why were trying to get people to stay off the roads today. Were trying to get back to normal rush hour tomorrow, you know, with conditions that are advantageous for people driving around. And we think that that will happen. Reporter have you ever seen laguardia like this . It looks deserted. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Lysol max cover kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. Theres a county sheriff in florida who has become an internet sensation. He hosts a game show called wheel of fugitive and its the biggest hit in the county. Mark strassman has the story. Reporter and spins a wheel of misfortune for criminals. Puts it on facebook and waits for tipsters to call and email. Wheel of fugitive reporter for the last 18 months, this studio at the Sheriffs Office has become mustsee viewing. Sheriff wayne ivey had the idea. Well get you into a nice, warm cell. Reporter and the personality to host it. When we put someone up, our citizens send us messages and contacting us right away. Reporter he spins a wheel with the names and photos of ten wanted fugitives and highlights an unluckily winner. Hes got no bond. Reporter dozens of fugitives have been arrested or turned themself in. Last month, the wheel picked teon gay. He was in custody within a day. The fugitives watch it. Its amazing how many say yeah, i saw it. Weve had fugitives that say yeah, i watch it every week to see if im on the wheel. Reporter fugitive alicia pack posted she saw herself on the show but added she was going to the beach, where Police Tracked her down. They ended up having to tase her. So we put on our Facebook Page, tanned, tased and arrested in the first day. People in our community and throughout the country want to be engaged with law enforcement. So it reaches out to them and gives them an opportunity to do it. Watch as a man commits this crime. Reporter social media is a new weapon for law enforcement. Look at me, son. Im talking to you. Reporter in louisiana, captain clay higgins, nicknamed the cajun john wayne, talked directly to criminals. Were going to identify you, arrest you, and put you in a small cell. After that, im going to have a cheese burger here. Reporter the youtube sensation led to multiple arrests. See which one of these ladies are going to get to spend time in jail. Reporter the sheriffs favorite show was ladys night. But critics object his approach is public shaming. It reinforces the offenders sense of being rejected and excluded from society. Is there a public shaming to this . If you dont want to be on the wheel of fugitive, dont commit a crime here. Our team is going to come after you. Our community is going to come after you. Tonights another edition of the show. And the people watching could very well include some of the ten fugitives you see in this wheel. The cbs overnight news will be right back. I love you so much, thats why i bought six of you for when you stretch out. I want you to stay this bright blue forever, thats why youll stay in this drawer forever. I cant live without you, and thats why ill never ever wash you. Protect your clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. Fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. It smooths and strengthens fibers to protect clothes from the damage of the wash. So your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. Downy fabric conditioner. Two kids barfed in class today. It was so gross. Lysol disinfectant spray kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. The following ad for your viewing convenience. So i just switched to geico. What took you so long . I know, i saved a ton of money on car insurance. Thats what im talking about geico also gives you 24 7 access to licensed agents booooyah. Good game, you really crushed it. No son, geico crushed it. Richard cheech marin gained fame and fortune in the 70s as part of cheech and chong. Hes got a new book out called cheech is not my real name, but dont call me chong. Anthony mason has this story. Reporter the now 70yearold comedy icon admits hes enjoyed his share of sex, drugs and rock n roll. He takes us back to the roots of his potsmoking persona when he was richard marin. I was a straighta student who was a wise ass. And they would go, shut up unlikely candidate to become americas most likable pothead. So when did you smoke your first joint . When i was a freshman in college. Because my dad was lapd 30 years, and i got that line growing up. Marijuana, dont you ever try marijuana or i will end your short little life. After i smoked my first joint i was like wow, what else have they been lying about . Reporter it was the late 1960s, cheech joined anty war protests. Dropped out of college. And moved to canada to dodge the draft. Thats where he met a chinese canadian, and it changed his life. Tommy chong, you met him in a strip club . It was vancouvers first topless bar, and he owned it. Reporter he joined chongs hippie burlesque show and before long a comedy show was born. Why did it work . I think because were exactly opposite of each other. Hey, man, am i driving okay . Those two characters played off each other. I think were parked, man. Basically it was comedy jazz. And we knew how to play that. Reporter their routines became albums. Then radio hits. Lets make a done deal. I remember listening to your albums in our dorm rooms, and it was like we felt like seditious when we were listening to your records. That was the purpose. Whats your name . Isnt it on the license plate . Reporter with their first film up in smoke in 1978, they would find an even wider audience. We were extremely sophisticated under the guise of being these dummies. [ laughter ] mexico, america, dont like to get up early reporter they would make eight movies together, all directed by chong. But cheech says as their success grew, so did chongs ego. Thats all i got. How do you like it . It affects your personality, especially being a director, because youre god. He was the creative genius, and i was the actor and i was lucky to be there. I dont think so. Reporter in 1987, cheech broke away with born in east l. A. His film about a mexicanamerican who was mistakenly deported. They think im an illegal and throw me in the bus. This guy was not only rude, he was degrading. Reporter it ended up being your declaration of independence. It was. Reporter a career thats included six years with don johnson, in the cbs series nash bridges. And a rresume packed with rolls animated movies. That success has allowed him to indulge a passion for art. Especially the work of the mexicanamerican artists of the c chicano art movement. You cant love or hate chicano art unless you see it. Reporter his election, some 700 pieces, is considered the fine nest the country. Youve lived here how long . Going on four years now. Reporter after more than two decades apart, in 2008, cheech and tommy chong, finally reunited. Where were you born . I was born in east l. A. Reporter did the fact that you ultimately found your own identity make it easier to go back . Yeah, it did. Youre the first one that identified that, but yeah, i did. We came to the conclusion we dont have to love or hate each other, which we do both. We have a business. Reporter and its a growing business. Perhaps in part due to the growing legalization of pot. I remember one time we were doing this big show in detroit, and drunk white guys in suits were trying to get on the stage. Like this is really changed. They did win a grammy for best comedy album for 1974s lost cochinos. Alison krause, the queen of blue grass, has won 27 grammys, the second most of all time. She has a new album called windy city and here again is anthony mason. Reporter for alison krause, blue grass is more than just a music genre. Its a real lifestyle. Its a mindset of people who love blue grass. I think theyre all drawn and connected to the past. And its a simpler way of life. Its power. Boy, its basic human connection. Put it all behind me its always about holding on to where you came from and admiring that and the land, family, god and home. The most beautiful girl always lived next door. Its a very sweet, strong value system. Reporter krause started going to fiddle contests and blue grass festivals as a girl growing up in illinois. So i was always around this kind of music. Reporter did you know you wanted to do it . I liked it. I really started to love it when i got started singing and the harmonies were really fascinating to me, getting to do that. I just couldnt get enough of that. An the banjo, people who get attracted to that sound, i was one of them. Reporter she was 16 when she released her debut solo album in 1987. I hear the melody, i search reporter and soon after, she teamed one the band union station. For windy city, her first solo album in almost 18 years krause connected with renowned nashville songwriter and producer buddy campbell who has worked with george jones, Willie Nelson and merl haggard. If this is goodbye from me his nickname is ears. And what i loved about that was that in a town full of musical geniuses, buddys the one who got that title. I thought that was so great. Reporter tells you a lot. It does. Reporter in the end you went after a very particular kind of song. The only thing we talked about was wanting songs that were older than me. And theres a real romance with things that are outside of your own generation, because you kind of make up what it was like, because you didnt have it firsthand. You really ended up finishing the story. I love how the record is its songs of loss, but its not weak. Its almost like you dont know its sad. I love the way it turned out. ,, scientists have come up with a new compound, a single layer is 1,000 times thinner than human hair and 200 times stronger than steel. The creators dont know what to do with it yet, so for now they are making dresses. Jonathan vigliotti has the story from london. Reporter they look like pages out of vogue, but these are part of a scientific experiment, and the designers say it could revolutionize every aspect of human life. Graphine is so extraordinary. In 2010, the scientists wo made it were awarded the nobel prize for physics. Reporter in 2004, two scientists from manchester, england used scotch tape, yes, tape, to isolate graphine from graphite. The result, while invisible to the naked eye, is stronger than steel. Flexible like rubber, and energy conducting. It stretches and twists and rolls to create bendable devices. Reporter in this case, it becomes one little black dress. Thats graphine. Reporter this is the design team behind cute circuit, the fashion label that specializes in wearable technology. The pair has illuminated stars like u2s bono and katy perry. But their latest piece is light years ahead of the others. How is your dress different from a dress you just put on a switch and it lights up . Well, its different in a lot of ways. The first way that comes to mind is its a lot more intelligent. If you just turn on a switch and it lights up, thats a simple circuit like you would have on a christmas tree. Ours is storing the microprocessor. So in a sense, the dress is a computer in itself. Reporter the result, lights on the dress can change colors with the rhythm of a heart beat. So at future cocktail parties, you can tell if somebody is anxious by the color of their dress . Yeah, maybe. Thats one of the things people discovered about wearable technology, it redraws the boundaries of privacy information. Reporter its being developed for cars and computers and medical equipment. These first steps are just the beginning. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. Thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you the news continues. For others check back with us later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center here in new york city, im demarco morgan. Ma captioning funded by cbs its wednesday, march 15th, 2017. This is the cbs morning news. New this morning, were getting a look at president trumps leaked tax return. How the white house reacted and the thankful tweet from the president s son. And spared from the snow. Big cities mostly dodged the monster storm, but millions of people are digging out in the northeast as travel gets back on track. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headqurs
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