Barbara bush on the mend. Theyre essentially therapy for each other. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley President Trumps First Business day was all business. He met with c. E. O. S and Union Leaders and pulled the United States out of a wideranging pacific trade agreement. This comes after a rough start to his presidency, a weekend of tweeting tantrums and falsehoods from the president and his spokesman. Mr. Trump was peeved about estimates of his inauguration crowd, which he felt were too low. Saturday he used his first visit to the c. I. A. To boast about his victory and complain about what he called a running war with with the media. Margaret brennan has this busy day at the white house. All right. Were going to sign three memorandums right now. Reporter with the stroke of his pen, donald trump took three executive actions, reinstating a reagan era band on sending foreign aid to any overseas group that supports abortion right, ordering a federal hiring freeze, except within the military, and withdrawing the u. S. From a free trade deal with 11 asia pacific countries. Great thing for the American Worker what we just did. Reporter mr. Trump said hed instead negotiate with countries one on one and told a gathering of c. E. O. S that hed reduce regulations and cut taxes, but punish them for shipping jobs overseas. If that happens, we are going to be imposing a very major border tax on the product when it comes in, which i think is fair. I believe that we have to be honest with the american people. Reporter White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to reset relations with the peace corps after calling the media dishonest on saturday. This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration period, both in person and around the globe. Reporter spicer claimed photos of trumps swearing in were intentionally framed to minimize the crowd. Today he explained he was actually referring to total viewership online, on tv and in person. He also admitted the data on attendees was incomplete. I think sometimes we can disagree with the facts. There are certain things that we may not fully understand when we come out, but our intention is never to lie to you. Reporter but the Trump White House continues to insist the president is treated unfairly by the press, particularly regarding his relationship with the c. I. A. , which he visited on saturday. I love you. I respect you. Theres nobody i respect more. Youre going to do a fantastic job. Reporter before assuming office, mr. Trump brushed off the intelligence communitys conclusion of Russian Election meddling by saying these are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, and he accused intelligence officials of leaking an unsun stab estimated dossier about his ties to russia. Thats something that nazi germany would have didnt and did do. I think its a disgrace. That information that was false and fake and never happened got released to the public. Reporter scott, today the Trump Organization released a letter showing that the day before inauguration President Trump resigned from the company that bares his name along with more than 400 entities. Pelley Margaret Brennan at the white house for us tonight. Margaret, thank you. There is an investigation under way into contacts between a top member of the Trump National Security Team and russia. Jeff pegues is looking into this. Reporter when President Trump left c. I. A. Headquarters saturday, a couple steps behind him was his National Security adviser, retired general michael flynn. Cbs news has learned that u. S. Investigators have been looking into at least one phone call in late december between flynn and russias ambassador to the United States, sergey kislyak. The call came just as the Obama Administration expelled dozens of Russian Diplomats and announced sanctions in response to the wave of election cyber attacks. On december 30th, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov suggested on Russian Television that the kremlin would retaliate by expelling american diplomats, but shortly thereafter, president Vladimir Putin sent out a note saying that he would not kick u. S. Diplomats out of the country and instead talked about restoring russianu. S. Relations based on the policies of the trump administration. President elect trump then responded in a tweet, great move on delay by v. Putin. I always knew he was very smart. Investigators are trying to determine whether the trump team was coordinating with the russians leading up to and after the election. So far sources say they have found no evidence of wrongdoing. Today White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the call between flynn and the Russian Ambassador covered four topics. One was the loss of life that occurred in the plane crash that took their military choir. Two was christmas and holiday greetings. Three was to talk about a conference in syria on isis. And four was to set up, to talk about after the inauguration setting up a call between president putin and President Trump. Reporter flynn is not the only trump associate being scrutinized. Sources tell cbs news that investigators are also trying the determine if others shared sensitive u. S. Information with russia, including corporate trade secrets and if any criminal laws were broken. Pelley jeff pegues for us in washington. Tonight the senate is expected to confirm republican congressman mike pompeo as director of the c. I. A. Earlier today the Foreign Relations Committee Approved the nomination of Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, but it was close, 1110. Approval by the full senate is now expected. Also tonight, the new defense secretary james mattis called the secretarygeneral of nato to reinforce the importance that mattis places on the military alliance. Mr. Trump has called nato obsolete. Tonight the deep south is reeling after tornadoes swept through over the weekend. At least 44 twisters were reported. 19 people were killed, more than were killed by tornadoes in the United States in all of last year. Mark strassmann is in southern georgia. Its terrible to look here. The outside is inside. Reporter more than Shirlene Davis heart raced when the twister hit sunday afternoon. She and her husband edgar kept moving room to room, away from their collapsing roof. What was it like to be on that floor as the roof is falling down . Well, i went into survivor mode. I cant explain. You just. All your nerves and emotions just come to the surface. You just dont know whats going on. Uhhuh. And then when it was all over, you know, we looked and came outside. Speechless. Reporter the tornado flattened neighborhoods from louisiana to central georgia. You want some help . Reporter overnight teams searched by flash light for victims and survivors. Seven people were found dead in this trailer park in adel, georgia, including amanda rowe. Depp a tinsley powell is her sister. She had the best smile. She just loved my children so much. We need a lot of help here in doherty county. Briscoe, the county chairman, posted video on facebook of the Paradise Village Mobile Home Park. Four people were killed here. It literally loox like god threw half of the Mobile Home Park into the woods across the street. Reporter the davis are grateful to be alive, but their home of 35 years is gone in one violent minute. What are you going to do . Trust in the lord and move on. Reporter im standing outside the davis battered house, but take a look. Many of their neighbors face the hardship and heart heartache. Scott, thousands of people will be rebuilding for months. After a tornado strike one local official compared to a nuclear bomb. Pelley remarkable pictures. Mark strassmann for us tonight. Mark, thank you. Tonight those same storms are headed up the northeast causing major delays at airports and flooding on the coast. Don dahler is on the jersey shore. Reporter the winds are howling upward of 60mph in seabright. It has the feeling of a cold hurricane, and with the fact that the easing high tide is in full effect, the surf is crashing up and over seawalls all up and down the east coast. Businesses, homes and streets are being flooded. The wind has brought down power lines and trees, tens of thousands of people are without power mark in philadelphia was killed by a blowing sign and a woman in delaware was injured by a falling tree. Scott, despite the high winds and the water, there are people who are still very grateful that the temperatures remain above freezing. One year ago today, this area was slammed by a massive blizzard. Pelley don dahler in the noreaster, don, thank you. Well, in Southern California, there was even more ran today. It got nearly four inches yesterday, and that was a singleday record. Mireya villarreal is there. Reporter dramatic rescues played out all over california as the west coast was pelted with days of relentless rain. Firefighters jumped in to save a family of four right before their truck was submerged by floodwaters. Along san diegos coast, two women were swept away by a strong current, one was rescued by a witness. I got her and i threw her over my shoulder. Reporter violent waves pummeled californias shoreline, flooding beach towns. The storm also toppled trees and knocked out power. In the Sierra Nevada heavy storms trapped two cars. We hung out in the back and tried the stay warm and started thinking how long we would wait before oxygen got low or something. Reporter this is the worst storm to hit Southern California in seven years. Mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. Pelley today iraqi forces claimed control of eastern mosul, the largest iraqi city occupied by isis with nearly a million residents. For 100 days now, u. S. Forces have been supporting iraqi and kurdish troops in the siege, hoping of breaking the back of isis in iraq. Today our Charlie Dagata got a rare look inside the partially liberated city. It has taken three long and bloody months to get this far on an eerie drivethru mosul the destruction became worse the closer we got to the university, a former isis weapons factory. Donald trump has vowed to eradicate isis militants, but its an enormous challenge. For these Iraqi Special forces, recapturing Mosul University was a symbolic victory. [gunfire] thousands of iraqi soldiers have thought to have lost their lives in mosul, some in the battle to reclaim this sprawling complex, including a wellstocked Chemistry Lab where militants invented new types of bombs. Aside from the obvious trail of destruction left behind, there are still signs of the isis occupation, including these two isis flags still playing the above the overpass. Isis still holds western parts of the city. We spoke with Lieutenant General Abdulwahab Al saadi, who told us hes counting on more support from president donald trump. What do you need most . We need air strikes, the general said. We need more equipment, including drones. That might be a tough sell with the new president , given that the United States has launched countless air strikes in the assault on mosul and spent millions retraining and arming iraqi forces. But the general told us the iraqi army still needs more help. For those in mosul exawsed by the fighting, thats the last answer they wanted to hear. In a sign of how difficult these battles are, scott, we werent allowed anywhere near the Chemistry Lab because we were told isis left a building boobytrapped. Its a typical isis strategy that slows down iraqi forces while militants regroup elsewhere. Pelley Charlie Dagata in mosul tonight. Charlie, thank you. Coming up next on the cbs evening news, more than a million protested the trump inauguration. So whats their next move . And later, what caused all those smartphones to catch fire. I am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. 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Reporter for now they intend to press congress on mr. Trumps cabinet and Supreme Court choices. Was this a from test against the president . I think for many people it was. I think in some measure it was a protest on a grander scale about the mindset that put the president into office. We want our presence known. We want him to understand that were a very powerful demographic voting bloc, and we need to influence policy. Reporter they know they have a lot of work to do, scott, because as powerful as they hope to be, they are well aware that last fall they lacked the organization and the votes to defeat donald trump. Pelley Dean Reynolds in chicago, thanks. Up next, smoldering smartphones. Samsung says mystery solved. Yet some cards limit where you earn bonus cash back to a few places. And then, change those places every few months. Enough with that echo with quicksilver from capital one youve always earned unlimited 1. 5 cash back on every purchase, everywhere. Welcome to unlimited. 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The vast majority of chargeable devices are powered by lithiumion batteries, know for their high output and low cost. Are these batteries safe . They are safe conceptually, but were asking them to do more than ever in more tightly restrained an designed products. Youre pushing the boundaries of what these batteries can physically do. Reporter there have been other products like ecigarettes overheating and catching fire and about a half million hoverboards were recalled last summer because faulty battery packs could overheat and in some cases catch fire. Airlines including alaska and Virgin America are now stocking burn bags like these that can contain a lithiumion fire. Samsung also announced a new eightpoint safety check of batteries that includes xraying for abnormalities. Scott, of the three million note 7s sold, 96 have been returned. That leaves about 120,000 unaccounted for worldwide. Pelley Kris Van Cleve with the followup for us tonight. Kris, thank you. 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