This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Dickerson good evening, scott is off tonight. Im john dickerson. The trump team is taking shape and signaling a sharp conservative turn on National Security issues. Today, alabama senator Jeff Sessionss was picked for attorney general, leiutenant general mike flynn for National Security adviser, and kansas congressman mike pompeo as director of the c. I. A. All three were early supporters of mr. Trump and fierce critics of president Major Garrett begins our coverage. Weve got a great number of men and women, great qualifications. Reporter after a week of tough headlines about a transition in disarray, Vice President elect mike pence touted the team taking shape. Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions was the first senator to endorse mr. Trump. This is a movement. Look at whats happening. Reporter sessions, 69, has served in the senate for 20 years, a hard liner on against the 2009 hate crimes bill and reauthorizing the violence against women act. Sessions 1986 nomination to be a federal judge failed when a witness at his Senate Confirmation hearing testified that sessions said he thought the ku klux klan was okay, equal he learned they smoked marijuana. And a former African American employee said sessions told them be careful what you say to white folks. Sessions and also that he accused groups like the n. A. A. C. P. Of being unamerican. My opinion is they have not. They may have taken position they say consider to be adverse to the security interest of the united states. Does that make them unamerican . No, sir, it does not. The president of the united states, donald trump. Flynn was also an early trump supporter. On twitter, flynn called fear of muslims rational, and in a february 2015 interview with charlie rose, criticized president obama for not using the phrase radical islamic terrorism. You know, lets get off the dime and just call it like it is. Which is, just one more time. I reporter kansas congressman, mike pompeo, the president elects choice for c. I. A. Director, serves on the intelligence commity and has called the end of the spy agencys enhanced Interrogation Program a mistake. He also wants to keep the prison in guantanamo bay, cube aopen. Pompeo was a coauthor of a republican report critical of state Department Actions before the 2012 benghazi terror attacks that killed four americans, including u. S. Ambassador chris former secretary of state Hillary Clinton on her communications with stevens. Ambassador stevens did not have your personal email address. Weve established that. Yes, thats right. Did he have your cell phone number . No, but he had the 24hour number of the state operations in the state department that can reach me 24 7. Yes, maam. Did he have your fax number . He had the fax number of the state department. Reporter the president elect will meet tomorrow with 2012 g. O. P. Nominee and romney. We are told the president elect harbors no acutely hard feelings and likes the sim plism of party unity but were also told a cabinet position for romney is, well, extremely unlikely. Dickerson Major Garrett for us in washington, thanks, major. So what did the democrats think of mr. Trumps choices . Nancy cordes is following that. You dont want someone, frankly, that can be a hot head at times or erratic. Reporter like many democrats, californias Adam Mike Flynn for National Security adviser. Just last year, the retired leiutenant general dined with Vladimir Putin in moscow. His views on russia ought to concern us all, like the president elect, hes been an apologist for the kremlin. Reporter democrats were just as critical of senator Jeff Sessions, tapped for attorney general. The Congressional Black Caucus called his civil rights record appalling. Luis gutierrez of illinois said, if you have notalgia for the days when blacks kept quiet and gays wer t senator sessions is your man. I think thats just false. Reporter William Smith worked for sessions for 10 years. To democrats who say he has a past of making racist statements, you say . I say they have they dont know senator sessions that well. They havent been around him. They havent worked with him. Hes a fine guy, never said anything inappropriate, and to chase something thats 30 years old i think is inappropriate. Reporter there was less democrats called the congressman bright and hard working and republicans hailed him as a strong choice. Those same republicans were silent about flynn, who unlike the other two, will not need to be confirmed by congress. In reality, democrats dont have the numbers to block any of these appointments if republicans stick together, right . Thats right. If the republicans stick together, the president will be able to, isly put anyone he wants in these positions which is, if we need another illustration of just how much elections really matter. Reporter normally, republicans would need at least a few democratic votes to confirm these nominees, but when they control the senate a few years ago, democrats reduced the number of votes needed from 60 to a simple majority of 51. It was called the nuclear option, john and its about to blow up in their faces. Dickerson nancy cordes, thanks so much, nancy. Well have a lot more on the transition and mr. Trumps meeting saturday with mitt romney when we talk to vice sm today the president elect agreed to settle a series of lawsuits targeting Trump University. His defunct program for aspiring real estate mowing willuls. The controversy followed mr. Trump along the campaign trail and the federal try was about to begin. Instead he paid 25 million. Heres anna werner. Reporter throughout the campaign, donald trump vowed never to reach a deal in a lawsuit brought against trump think pretty easy. I dont like settling cases. Reporter even boasting on twitter that Trump University had a 98 approval rating. In infomercial hes promised quality. I didnt want to put my name on anything having to do with education unless it was going to be the best. Reporter but some former students sued, saying they paid tens of thousands of dollars believing they would become successful in real estate but were misled. Gary smith paid 35,000. I thought he was, like, you sorts, you know. Reporter cbs news found in Court Documents a former events manager, corinne sommer, wrote, some consumers had showed up who were homeless and could not afford the seminars, but she said trump representatives told them, its okay. Just max out your credit card. His lawyers had also said many students who attended the program over the existence gave it a thumbsup, and those who failed had themselves to blame. But today, the students attorney, patrick coughlin, we have the majority of the student, 7,000someplus students that will receive at least. 50 or maybe up to 100 of a return. Reporter now, mr. Trumps attorney said in a statement, while we have no doubt that Trump University would have prevailed at trial based on the merit of the case, john, they said resolving the case lets the president elect focus on the important issues facing the country. Dickerson anna werner. Thanks so much, ana. As Major Garrett reported, jeff coon firmed as attorney general. In the senate he led the effort to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities that refuse to arrest immigrants living in this country illegally. Ben tracy reports a showdown is brewing. Reporter students across the country are taking a stand for undocument the immigrants. Sanctuary cities reporter during the campaign, donald trump promised to go after socalled sanctuary cities that he says give the trump often mentioned the killing of 32yearold Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco aan illegal immigrant who had been deported five times was accused of her murder. We will cancel all federal funding for sanctuary cities. Reporter there are more than 300 u. S. Cityes and counties that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Several mayors, all democrats, plan to defy president elect chicagos rahm emanuel it always will be a sanctuary city. Reporter new yorks bill de blasio we are not going to sacrifice a half Million People who live amongst us. Reporter Los Angeles Police chief charlie beck recently made headlines when he said its not his departments job to help deport people if your job is to enforce the law, why would you not cooperate with efforts to remove people who are here illegally . It is not the primary job civil or federal laws. I think it would break down the connections that we have with immigrant communities. Reporter sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate could lose billions of dollars in federal funding. Washington, d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser could lose 20 of her budget. His immigration stance could really make his new home town less safe. Reporter the police chief here in los angeles says that if his officers become an lose the trust of immigrant communities, and, john, the fear is that people will stop reporting crimes or cooperating with investigations. Dickerson ben tracy for us in los angeles. Thanks, ben. Today, syrias civil war took yet another ominous turn. Air strikes by the syrian military, backed by russia, knocked out the last remaining hospitals in eastern aleppo. Rebel forces are trying to hold on in the face of constant attacks by the assad trapped in the city. After the water crisis in flint, michigan, the governor put together a team to address lead exposure in children. Don dahler tells us the boards new plan calls for testing infants and toddlers not just in flint but across the entire state. Reporter nikia wakes son, jaylon, has been having trouble in school lately. In 2015, he tested positive for elevated levels of lead. Now, the sevenyearold is not work, he has anger issues. Wakes blames the water. I started noticing behavioral changes. Last year, he was suspended from school over 50 times. All right, sweetie. Reporter researchers say lead exposure can cause cognitive and behavioral problems. To prevent those sorts of things from happening to other michigan families, the board established by governor rick sydneyer last may made 100 recommendations. Among them, universal blood testing of children in 912 months and and because most lead powzening comes from old lead paint, the board wants mandatory inspections of rental howlses and homes built before 1978, when lead paint was outlawed. Michigan representative Sheldon Neeley if you knock on any door inside the city of flint and ask that family has anything changed with them, with all of the eyes on this particular community, they would say, no, im still drinking bottled water. Reporter if those recommendations are put into place, would you still trust the system . System. Reporter do you sense a lot of anger from your neighbors and friends around here . Yes, i do. And its like people are giving up in flint. And they call this pure michigan, and weve been pure poisoned. Reporter flint still receives the water from detroit. Today, the e. P. A. Announced new steps the city must take before it can switch to a different source. John, that includes three months of testing. Dickerson don dahler for us tonight. Thanks so much, next on the cbs evening news, all the u. S. Cash in this warehouse is fake. Printed in a foreign land. Well take thru. And later on the road, he had thought he had nothing to live for. 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Dickerson finally tonight, how can you mend a broken heart . Tough question. At least we know where it can happen. Heres Steve Hartman on the road. Reporter not long ago, in a cemetery outside augusta, georgia, a loving ce buried. The wife buried below this white bouquet. The husband, buried above in a mound of grief. Took me totally by surprise. Reporter 82yearold dan peterson says after mary died, he fell into a deep depression, spent days just staring out at the squirrels. What were you living for . I was trying to figure that out. Frankly. Reporter you had no reporter were you just waiting to die . Yeah. Reporter for six months, it was just that bad. And then one day you go to a Grocery Store. It all changed inside this publix. Dan was nearing the end of the canned vegetable aisle. He hates grocery shopping, and by all accounts the expression on his face confirmed his aggravation. But thats when this unapproachable man was approached by a fouryearold girl named norah wood. See norah randomly reaching out to him. Her mom, tara, says it was quite embarrassing. She said, hi, old person. Its my birthday today. Reporter old person . Old person. Hi old person. Reporter she says this to this cranky old man . Yeah. Reporter and then she has the audacity to demand a hug. I said a hug . Absolutely reporter norah got her hug and then asked her mom to take a missile. And she didnt want anything from him. She just wanted to make him feel loved and give him a hug. His little lip quivered and he was teared up. And it was just sweet. I said, you dont know. This is the first time for quite a while that ive been this happy. Reporter that all happened a couple of months ago, and his since. Hi, sweetheart come in come in reporter today norah visits at least once a week. So how is my sweetie . Reporter and every time, its the Grocery Store all over again. I knew i was going to get a hug. Oh, its unbelievable. Totally unbelievable. Its a bridge. Its a bridge, oh, okay. Reporter dan does have grand kids of his own, but theyre all grown and gone, and norah does have grandparents. But her mom says this is a bond that almost deifies explanation. She fell asleep holding a picture of them. I what . Reporter to dan, its equally miraculous, but far less mysterious. He believes norah is, quite literally, an angel. She opened me to a love that i didnt know existed. Reporter when your wife died, you felt like you didnt have any purpose purpose now . Of course. Norah. Watching her grow up. I know i made room in my heart for a lot more. Reporter Steve Hartman, on the road in augusta, georgia. Dickerson thats a beautiful story. Thats it for the cbs evening news. For scott pelley and all of us at cbs, im john dickerson. Ill see you sunday on face the from Sony Pictures studios, its americas game wheel. Of. Fortune ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show, t white. Hello thank you, jim. , everybody. Oh, me. 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