This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley President Trump is finding superpower politics more complicated than it looked during the campaign. Relations with russia are the worst since the cold war because of the kremlin attack on the u. S. President ial election, and its support for the assad dictatorship in syria after that nerve gas attack on civilians. But after excorating china during the campaign, it appears mr. Trump has discovered a new ally as beijing joins forces against the belligerence of north koreas dictator. Were going to begin tonight in moscow. Margaret brennan is with the secretary of state, rex tillerson. The current state of u. S. Russia relations is at a low point. Reporter after a twohour meeting at the kremlin with president vladimir putin, in which no cameras or press were allowed, secretary tillerson left without having settled the main issue dividing them its future of syrian dictator bashar alassad. Thats a butcher. Thats a butcher. Reporter back in washington, President Trump said he wanted to know if russia was aware of the assad regimes plan to launch last weeks sarin gas attack. Would like to think that they didnt know, but certainly they could have. They were there. So well find out. Reporter you said you believed russia was either incompetent or complicit in these chemical weapons attacks. Do you know which one that is . We have no Firm Information to indicate that there was any involvement by Russian Forces into this attack. What we do know is that the attack was planned, carried out by the Regime Forces at the direction of bashar alassad. Reporter putin has claimed that the u. S. Was trying to frame assad. Behind closed doors today, tillerson argued that assad must go, and russias best chance at better relations with the u. S. Rests on whether it will stop propping up the dictator. Relations have also deteriorated because of the u. S. Intelligence assessment that russia meddled in the 2016 election to help mr. Trump. Tillerson said the topic came up just briefly in the putin meeting. It is a serious issue. Its one that we know is serious enough to attract additional sanctions. Reporter being a diplomat is new to secretary tillerson, but his opponent today is well known. Scott, as an oil executive, tillerson had extensive negotiations with putin who even awarded him a president ial medal of friendship. Pelley Margaret Brennan traveling with the secretary for us tonight in moscow. Margaret, thanks. Well, unlike russia, tonight, there is signs of close cooperation between the u. S. And china on the threat of north korea. Last week, mr. Trump told president xi jinping of china that china will get a better trade deal if it reins in its troublesomtroublesome ally. Today, china warned north korea to stop testing missile and atom bombs, and then hours later, mr. Trump announced he will not accuse china of keeping its currency artificially low, which helps chinese trade. Saturday is a major north korean holiday, a time often celebrated with a missile or nuclear test. Asia correspondent ben tracy is making a rare visit to north korea tonight. Reporter scott, we just arrived here in pyongyang, and on the ride in from the airport, we could see people along the street getting ready for what is expected to be a big military parade this weekend. North korea is celebrating what would have been the 105th birthday of its countrys founder. Now, that parade is expected to include some of north koreas banned missiles, which president kim jongun has tested several times since donald trump took office. Its widely believed that another launch or even a nuclear test is imminent as north korea continues to build its nuclear program. In response, President Trump has rerouted a u. S. Navy strike griewrng including the Aircraft Carrier carl vinson, to the korean peninsula. North korea has threatened that if the u. S. Launches a preemptive strike, it will use its nuclear weapons. Its not clear if north korea could make good on that threat, but the escalating tensions led to a phone call today between trump and chinas president xi jinping. Now, china is north koreas main ally, and trump needs chinas help to defuse the situation. In a sign that beijing may be losing its patience with north korea, a staterun nuclear in china issued an uncharacteristically blunt warning said to north korea, dont launch any missiles this weekend. If you do, youre going to face tougher sanctions, and, scott, china says that could include cutting off shipments of oil. Pelley ben tracy in the north korean capital tonight. Thanks, ben. Now, a moment ago you heard secretary tillerson warn that the u. S. Might impose more economic sanctions because of the russian cyberattack on the u. S. Election. Well, the f. B. I. Is investigating whether any Trump Associates collaborated with russias effort to swing the election. And it turns out that carter page, who had a small role in the campaign, has been a target of the f. B. I. Agents obtained a surveillance warrant from whats called the fisa court, short for foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, and nancy cordes has more on this. Reporter to monitor carter paying, f. B. I. Agents had to provide evidence to a secret court indicating that the former Trump Campaign adviser was acting as a foreign agent. Its a high standard. It was set up to be a high stashed standard. Reporter virginias mark warner is the top democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee. The fisa warrant has been issued, it is a very, very serious matter. Reporter the fisa warrant, first reported by the washington post, was issued last july. Its unclear what evidence agents had on page and whether they were monitoring any other trump confidants. Today, page denied he worked with spies. This is its just such a joke that its beyond words. Reporter page has been on the f. B. I. s radar since at least 2013 when two russian intelligence agents were recorded as they discussed trying to recruit him. He flies to moscow more often than i do, one said. Its obvious that he wants to earn lots of money. For now, his enthusiasm works for me. Russia ties are also dogging former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort who has long denied that he received cash paymentpayments from ukraines r russianbacked regime. The Associated Press reported today that it has confirmed two payouts that match line items in a handwritten ukrainian ledger, one payment to manaforts Consulting Firm was for 750,000, the other for 455,000. A manafort spokesman calls the ap story totally misleading. He says manafort made no secret of the fact that he was working as a political consultant in ukraine, and he was always paid, scott, legally, he says, by wire transfer. Pelley nancy cordes in our washington newsroom. There was an awkward moment today in the News Conference with the nato secretary general when mr. Trump claimed that nato was fighting terrorism only after mr. Trumps recent complaints. They made a change, the president said. Now they do fight terrorism. Well, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg responded with a history lesson, remind mr. Trump of natos 16 years fighting al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan at a cost, the secretary general said, of more than 1,000 lives. Theres been something of a cold war inside the white house. It appears the president is putting some distance between himself and his most controversial varies, steve bannon. Bannon is the former right wing Media Executive who has been the author of mr. Trumps darkest rhetoric. Major garrett is at the white house. Reporter the president s chief strategist, steve bannon, took a seat in the front row of mr. Trumps News Conference today but source close to the president say bannons role in mr. Trumps inner circle is in jeopardy. Theres a new political order thats being formed out of this. Reporter clashes with jared kushner, the president s soninlaw and Senior Adviser have, angered mr. Trump, as was evident in an interview yesterday with the New York Post weapon teef steve does ray good guy, but i told them to straighten it out or i will, the president said. The president also tried to minimize bannons influence. I like steve, but you to remember, he was not involved in my campaign until very late, mr. Trump said. I had already beaten all the senators and all the governors, and i didnt know steve. Im my own strategist. In fact, mr. Trump was well acquainted with bannon before he became campaign c. E. O. In august. Mr. Trump, thank you very much for joining us on the initial Breitbart News daily show. Well, thats such an honor. Reporter bannon interviewed candidate trump on Breitbart News more than 10 times starting in november 2015. Hey, guys. Reporter all this comes amid another highprofile white house controversy. You know, you had a dwrn someone as despicable as hitler, who didnt even sink to the to using chemical weapons. Reporter today, press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to apologize for clumsily comparing syrian dictator bashar alassads recent use of sarin nerve gas to adolf hitlers actions during the holocaust. To make a gaffe and a mistake like this is inexcusable and reprehensible. On a professional level, its disappointing because i think ive let the president down. Reporter the president said today the world is nasty and a mess. He could have been describing turmoil here at the white house. Nevertheless, scott, the president remains confident declaring by the time he is finished, the world will be a better place to live. Pelley Major Garrett at the white house. Two more Police Officers have been put on leave after dragging a passenger off a flight in chicago on sunday. The c. E. O. Of United Airlines pledged today that it will never again call police to eject a passenger whos being bumped only because of overbooking. Heres kris van cleave. screaming. Oh, my god. Reporter as United Airlines struggles to contain the fallout from dr. David dao being forcibly removed from the flight on sunday probably the word shame comes to mind. Reporter the companys c. E. O. Oscar munoz says he as it haz failed to create an environment in which employees are free to use common sense to solve problems rather than strictly following policy, something he said he will fix. You saw us at a bad moment and this can never, will never happen again on a United Airlines flight. Thats my premis and thats my promise. It really felt like a scene out of a movie or something. Reporter High School Teacher jason powell was on the flight with seven of his students. Oh, my god look at what did you to him two of my students were crying. There were other people who were crying. It was it was a very traumatic event for everybody. Thank you for flying the friendly skies. Reporter United Brands itself as the airline of the friendly skies, but daos experience has other fliers crying foul. Geoff ferns says a united employee threatened him with handcuffs if he didnt give up a firstclass stooet a frequent flier and move to economy last week. Probably the most charitable way i could describe it would be tone deaf and condescending. Reporter guy smith air, Public Relation crise manager says there is growing you inistration with airlines in general. For united they need to relearn friendly. They need to shift the entire corporation and every employee in it to a customeroriented culture. If its not about the customer, its not going to work. Reporter united took a step in that direction today. The airline is now refunding all the passengers on dr. Daos flight, and, scott, united has also apologized to fir for the handcuff threat. Pelley kris, thank you. The arkansas prison system is rushing to execute seven men in 11 days. Nationally, executions have been on the decline. Last year, there were 20, future since 1991, but arkansas is in a hur tow kill because its smgd about to expire. Heres mark strassmann. Reporter if the state of arkansas has its way, all of these convicted murderers will be dead by the end of the month. Defense lawyers like jeff rozensweig, appeal to a federal judge to decide whether the rush to execute constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, especially the states planned use of a controversial drug called midazolam. Its a sedative used to put inmates to sleep before chemicals are injected to stop their hearts. Rozensweig represents three of the condemned men. It reeks of an Assembly Line or a a or as one of the newspapers here called it a killing spree. Reporter arkansas current supply of midazolam expires on april 30, and the drugs manufacturer wants no further parent in executions. But midazolam has been involved in botched executions in four states. In 2014, arizonas execution of joseph wood took two hours and 15 injections. Instead of going to sleep, he gasped and snorted for more than an hour. When oklahoma executed clayton locket, he writhed and grown for 40 minutes before dyingave heart attack. But many victims relatives say theyve waited long enough. Jack jones is scheduled to die for murdering Mary Phillips in 1995 and leaving her 11yearold daughter, lacy, for dead. Now an adult, Lacy Phillips says jones should pay for his crime. I dont want to live another day knowing that hes alive. You know, 21 years, and hes still here. Reporter the judges ruling is expected thursday or friday, and whichever side loses is expected to appeal all the way to the u. S. Supreme court. 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