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Mr. Trump summoned all 100 u. S. Senators to the white house to hear the latest on the threat posed by north Koreas Nuclear program. The president has not ruled out force, and david marten is following this. Reporter senators were bussed to the white house for a closeddoor briefing by the president s Top National Security advisers with a cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senator chris koons is a democrat from delaware. And just how much thought has gone into military actions if called for and a diplomatic strategy that strikes me as a clear eye. Reporter admiral harry harris laid out the stakes involved in north Koreas Nuclear with every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a Preemptive Nuclear strike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to streike nw york, washington and colorado. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capability of realizing that threat, thats a different place. Reporter a statement by the director of the National Intelligence and secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower on display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a few days, the vinson will be operating off the coast, and theres nothing north korea can do about it. If it flies, it will die if it flies against the strikers. Reporter they have plans for a preemptive strike but only if sanctions and diplomatic pressure fail. As admiral harris put it, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. Our man at the pentagon, thank you. Veteran news anchor, kelly wright of the Fox News Channel had an emotional News Conference today. He explained why he joined about a dozen current and former minority employees in a Discrimination Suit against the network. 21st century fox ought to appropriately rename itself 18th century fox. Reporter in the latest lawsuit, minority employees accuse fox news of racial discrimination. Among one, that they mocked the way she spoke and said that minority employees should engage in arm wrestling contests. Anchor and reporter, kelly wright. This hurts. Reporter he came forward after his colleagues sued. I thought, this is so pervasive. Ive seen this before, and i was silent. I cannot be silent anymore. Reporter the Development Comes after former star Host Bill Oreilly was fired over Sexual Harassment allegations. The New York Times reported that he settled several lawsuits. But in comments to pod cast listeners earlier this week, oreilly said, im very confident that the truth will come out, and when it does, i dont know if youre going to be surprised, but i think youre going to be shaken, as i am. Reporter but former fox temporary employee, perquita burg harassed her, calling her hot chocolate says. I want him to apologize to everyone that he has harmed with his words, his actions. But theres no humility. Theres no im sorry. Maybe if i had said something maybe he would not have gotten fired. Reporter an attorney for Judith Slater said these charges are solely aimed at generating headlines and poisoning potential jury pools and judges. Fox news say they deny the claims and oreilly has called the claims against him unfounded. Anna werner at fox news headquarters in manhattan. A new cbs poll out tonight says President Trumps job Approval Rating is 41 , as he nears the 100day mark. That is lower than any president at this point going back to jimmy carter. Texas a m university where he asked young republicans to grade the president s performance. I give him a flat a. I give him an a. He followed through on a lot of his promises. Not taking no for an answer and doing what he has done as much as he can. Reporter was there ever a moment in the first 100 days that made you cringe and say what did he just do . Because i am a social media user and i think very carefully about how i put things out there, and i started to see our president putting things up at all hours of the night. That was a concern. I got nervous was the whole general flynn thing. That whole fiasco where it was like oh, my gosh, this is another watergate moment. We havent even gotten into the first year of the presidency. Reporter general Michael Flynn was fired over communications with russian officials. The House Oversight ctt now says he may have broken the law by not disclosing payments by russianlinked businesses. What do you want to see President Trump accomplish . Weve seen with president obama there was a lot of trickledown economics, things trickling down from washington, d. C. We dont want that. We dont want washington, d. C. Telling us what to do. I feel like hes playing defense and damage control and there arent enough people giving him the benefit of the doubt. And hes going to be president until 2020. Its going to take some people sitting down and saying, okay, we need to work with this man to advance americas best interests, because this is what we have right now. Its really important that our government focuses on opening up our economy and a. M. Lyi allowing students like us to get out there and find a job. So jobs, jobs, jobs. Reporter the economy was the reason they voted for mr. Trump. The average student graduated from college with just over more than in 2008. Dimarco morgan as we continue to listen to the voters. Thank you. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Month, ridx helps break down waste. 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Reporter its a simulated assault that includes swarming drones mapping out the shoreline. Now even a primitive adversary like isis is flying uavs with explosive charges on them. Reporter so the pressures on. The pressures on. Reporter but so much faith in Autonomous Devices raises concerns of hacking. We have to be able to hack his network while presenting our kind task force is exploring new inventions like this speed boat that turns into a submarine and a lethal, unmanned jet ski. Navy captain chris mercer. This feels like an Electronics Show for the navy and marines. Very much so. Except in this case the judges are the marines and sailors. Reporter can a Lance Corporal come up and say i dont like this. I think you should change it. They already have. Reporter much of the equipment is operated by Remote Control and is almost like playing a video game. Corporal kennedy agrees did you ever think you could bring those video game skills to the job . Not in a million years. Reporter ultimately they hope to use what theyve learned about equipment like this to decide what they want to deploy on a large scale, and they plan to bring it from here at the beach to the battlefield at carter evans with the a look into the future. Even with four rabbits feet, a United Airlines passenger runs out of look h luck. Boats, motorcycles. Even rvs geico insures rvs . Whats an rv . Uh, the thing weve been stuck on for five years wait, im not a real moose . . Weve been over this, jeff. Were stickers im not a real moose . Give him some space. Deep breaths, jeff. Whats a sticker . . Take a closer look at geico. Great savings. And a whole lot more. It says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. This. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. Ok honey you play with your monkey while i get your little brother cleaned up. Daughter uh oh. Monkey swimming. Irreplaceable monkey protection. 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But shortly after the flight landed in chicago, simon died in a unitedrun pet facility. United is investigating how the rabbit went from ohare to eternity. Up next, maker Jonathan Demme. If you run over somebody, it s usually because you were driving too fast or you didnt look before you turned or you didnt stop for someone in the crosswalk. Always be alert. Pedestrians dont come with airbags. Oscarwinning director, Jonathan Demme died today in his manhattan apartment from esophageal cancer. He said he was guide by enthusiasm. His lens was panoramic. From horror and drama to comedy and concert heres anthony mesa. Reporter when serial killer Hannibal Lecter faced off in silence of the lambs, director Jonathan Demme lingered on the close ups. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Reporter it swept all five Academy Awards and won demme his oscar for best director. It was his first blockbuster, but he would follow it with another. You why aware when you worked with melissa ben dibedict that had aids. Reporter philadelphia starred tom hanks about the aids crisis. Demme told charlie rose in 1998. Ive always been really excited by their potential as movies and a belief that if we can make a movie that exciting other people as much as the potential of it excites me, maybe it will be contagious. Reporter Roger Coreman gave him his first job caged heat. He jumped easily between genres, from drama to satire to documentaries. Stop making sense, his 1984 concert film of the band talking heads is considered a classic. Music was my first love, movies came second, Jonathan Demme once said. He credited the advice Roger Coreman gave him. Never forget what is the primary focus is for the moviegoer. Its the eye. You must keep the eye interested. Thats the overnight news for this thursday. For some of continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in new york city, im scott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news, im don dahler. President trump revealed his plan to overhaul the United States tax code, and its getting muted praise from Republican Leaders on capitol hill. The white house calls it the biggest tax cut in history, but they say the devil is in the details, and it is short on those. Reporter President Trumps plan calls for big corporate and personal tax cuts but lacked basic details. The president wants to replace the current seven brackets with three, with rates of 10 , 25 and 35 . His proposal, however, did not give income brackets. White house economic designer, gary cone. Do you have income brackets . Were holding a bunch of listening groups right now. We have outlines. We have a broad brush view of where theyre going to be. Reporter there why some details. Eliminate the estate tax and a. Alternative minimum tax. And on the business side, lower the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . But taxes are about specifics. Cone and Steve Mnuchin came with precious few. We will be back here with very firm details. When we have an agreement, we will release the details. We will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. Reporter and they had no projections as to what the plan would do to the nations deficit and debt. This will pay for itself with growth and reduce different deductions and closing loopholes. Reporter the Nonpartisan Committee called the promise magic beans and warned there is no golden goose at the top of the tax cut beanstalk. Just mountains of debt. Mnuchin was also asked if the president will release his tax returns so the country could judge what his tax plan will do for his bottom line. The president has no intention. The president has released plenty of information. Reporter mnuchin today confused the annual federal deficit, about 600 billion with the National Debt held by the public. That stands at nearly 15 trillion, scott, thats a common mistake for budget amateurs but not budget secretaries, even a newlyminted one. President trump summoned all 100 senators to the white house for a closeddoor briefing on north re bussed to the white house for a closeddoor briefing by the National Security adviser with a cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senat senator coons from delaware. In open testimony before congress, harry harris laid out the stakes involved. With every test, kim jong un moves closer to his goal of a nuclearstrike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado and hawaii. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a realizing that threat, thats a different place. Reporter a statement by the director of National Intelligence, secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower. On display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a few days, the carrier vinson will be operating off the coast, and theres nothing north korea can do about it. If it flies it will die if its flying against the coalition strikers. Reporter the president has drawn up plans for a preemptive strike but only if diplomatic pressure and sanctions fail, as harris put it, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. The next generation of warfare went on display in pendleton, in california. They are taking part in an exercise using the latest hightech weaponry, carter evans is there. Reporter this is just some of the new hardware the marines are testing out. These are autonomous vehicles. Theyve both got machine guns mounted to them. This is a drone with a very hightech camera. Whats so special about that . It can actually see in the dark. Its an infrared camera. It reads heat signatures. That gives commanders the ability to make smart decisions before they put marines on the beach. On the sand. In the air. And in the water. The marines here at Camp Pendleton are training for the next generation of warfare. Throughout my entire career, maritime supremacy was guaranteed. Air supremacy was guaranteed. Now even a primitive add ver seichy like isis is flying reporter so the pressures on. The pressures on. Reporter colonel sullivan is trying to put new hightech tools in the hands of his marines, to unmanned robots mounted with machine guns. The unique thing here is having the actual scientists and engineers in the field for two weeks, evaluating a host of technologies. Reporter this weeks exercise brings together more than 100 pieces of advanced technology and lets marines work with them in simulated Amphibious Assault scenarios. But putting so much faith in Autonomous Devices raises concerns over hacking. This is being designed with the cyber threat in mind. Reporter if theres no cyber security, its no good. The technology was designed by both military and civilian innovators, but not all of it was originally intended for the reporter the hypersubis a speedboat that turns into a submarine. Wow, this is really cool. Reporter if it sounds like a kids james bond fantasy, thats exactly how it started out for the inventor, reynolds marion. I thought it would be a good idea to have a cool speedboat that could dive when you wanted to dive. Reporter from youthful minds, shethese creations are the hands of young warriors. You have all this top brass asking you what do you think . Yes, sir. Thats a change of pace. Reporter hes one of the marines participating in the exercise. And for him, a lot of the technology feels familiar. Its almost like being at home playing a video game. Reporter did you ever think you would be able to bring those video gaming skills to the job . Not in a million years. My mother told me it was a waste of time. But look at me now, mom. Reporter now the marines are going to take what they learn here, narrow it down and decide for future deployment, and they promise that will happen fast. Think Silicon Valley speed and not pentagon red tape. No matter who was in there last. Protection. New lysol power fresh 6 goes to work flush after flush for a justcleaned feeling that lasts up to 4 weeks. Lysol. What it takes to protect. 60 of women are wearing the w. Experience leaks. Introducing always my fit. Find the number thats right for your flow and panty size er it protects. Always. Lysol max cover kills 99. 9 of bacteria, even on soft surfaces. One more way youve got what it takes to protect. There are new signs that congress will reach an agreement on a spending plan that avoids a partial government shutdown. Negotiations got moving once President Trump pulled back his demand for a down payment on that wall along the mexico border. Mexico says building the barrier would be an unfriendly hostile act that wouldnt accomplish anything. And our neighbor is considering retaliation, such as new visa requirements and a fee for crossing into mexico. Some citizens who live along the border are opposed to the wall. Reporter this golf course has, in the past, been a runway for people coming here illegally. From the other side, thats mexico, they would swim across course and into this cane right here, hiding themselves or their drugs. But the golf courses owner has started to cut down the cane and with it the number of people coming illegally has dropped. Now President Trumps new wall may help, however, it would divide 700 americans who live right here in this community. With more than 300 acres, the river bend resort is one of the few areas left in brownsville, texas without a border fence. Many of the retirees who live here want to keep did that way. Its not needed. Border patrols in here all the time. They launch their boat at our boat ramp and are here within 30 seconds. Reporter they voted for President Trump. They think the money for the wall would be better spent on resources for border agents. They need updated technology equipment, better cameras. Maybe some more drones. Reporter a treaty with mexico prohibits a rio grande, so when the Bush Administration wanted to build its wall, they wanted to do it right in the middle of river be bend. It splits the resort community in half. And you have 200 People Living on this side and 400 of their friends on what becomes the mexican side of the wall. That would bhemean 70 of the resort and 15 holes would be on the other side. Jeremy bernard is another trump supporter. Hes also river bends general manager. We have 30,000 golfers a year. Reporter john garrett owns j. T. Construction, a ft. Worth company with 50 employees. Hes submitting his border wall proposal today. Its going to create a lot of jobs for unemployed construction workers, veterans, individuals. Administration is seeking bids for prototypes with a seethrough component, and made with concrete or other materials. We never talk about all the people who die trying to make it across to the United States illegally. So i think it will save a lot of lives also. Reporter the federal government controls roughly twothirds of the border. The rest belongs to the states, nativeamerican tribes or private clubs like river bend. They could offer you an amount and if you dont like it, they could seize it through imminent domain. If that happens, we are ready to make sure we are compensated fairly. Reporter he says the price tag would be in the millions. Some may be sitting at home thinking sarcastically, these poor rich golfers might lose their course. They are middle class folks, retirees, many who have moved up from the north and and almost everyone we spoke to says it would be a negative effect. The florida manatee has made a big come back. Manatees were recently taken off the endangered species list. Now theyre listed as threatened. Thats got some manatee lovers up in arms. They say it will roll back some protections the animals need from their biggest threat, human boaters. Marc straussman has the story. Reporter this tank is part of the manatee hospital here. The two manatees in it both needed Critical Care after they were hit by boats. The vets here heal them, but first they often have to just try to keep them alive. The larger debate here is whether manatees should still be classified and protected as an endangered species. Florida manatees are gentle jiebtss. 1012 feet long, averaging 1300 plantsds in shallow waters along the states coast. What im looking for now is any movement in the water. Reporter mike dunn helped us find a handful of them. It took him ten minutes, because they swim right behind his house in crystal river, florida, where his charter boat takes out tourists. I really do care about them. Theyre a great, gentle creature. They remind me of the volkswagen in the early 60s. It was really ugly, but everybody fell in love with them. Reporter propellers gash, gouge and maim hundreds of them. Bigger boats cut them in half. This zoo treats wounded manatees and last year set a record. We admitted 37 manatees. The majority of those were due to boat strike. Sometimes the injuries are quite catastrophic. Reporter in 1967, florida manatees why listed by the federal endangered species. At that time, roughly 600 were alive. Since then, their population has spiked to about 6600. Enough progress that last month they were reclassified as threatened. The animals were out here being killed, kind of one after another. Reporter pat rose should be celebrating the reclassification, right . Hes not. This aquatic biologist is also part of the save the manatee club. Why is it likely to hurt rather than help . It can hurt if its not scientifically and legally justified. So then you start to pull back protections, which they say they are not going to do. But we know there are user groups that want the laws reduced, and they want to be reporter as a practical matter, what difference does it make . The amount of money that goes to presenting species. Reporter as the manatee herd here as grown over the last four decades, floridas human population has also boomed. Mike dunns on the water nearly every day, protecting manatees from his other neighbors, the ones in boats. Will you shout at another boater if hes not doing it right . I have no problem shouting at somebody. Theyre always in the wrong spot. Reporter going too snast. Going too fast. If you hit a manatee, please call it in. We might be able to find him and save him. Rrp many manatees are hit repeatedly by boats. Experts estimate that 80 of manatees will be hit at least once. Something else to consider. These manatees both are doing well e experts have high hopes they can be rereleased into the wild. The seecbs overnight news will be right back. Because your carpet never stops working theres resolve carpet care. With five times more benefits than vacuuming alone. It lifts more dirt, pet hair and removes odours. Y fibre because your carpet never stops working, resolve carpet care with five times benefits this clean was like pow everything well . My teeth are glowing. They are so white. Step 1 cleans. Step 2 whitens. 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Borderline wilderness here. Reporter but its all worth it when you discover this remote cabin deep in the woods. A snow cave here. Reporter is home to one of the world as most valuable and good to meet you. Reporter what a spectacular spot you have here. I came out late may 72. It was such a mental relief to have peace and quiet in my life. Reporter and it was a shack. Oh, it was a shack. I mean, it was 8 by 10 feet. The wind would literally blow snow through the cracks. Reporter you came for solitude but you started to get a little bored. A little bit, but a lot of it was making my own activity. Reporter so youd go out and measure the snow. Twice a day. I would first get a ruler and stick it in the snow and measure how much new snow there was. Reporter it wasnt just the snow depth and when it melted. Using a handoperated system he built himself. What it does is converts the weight of this can and the snow in it into the equivalent of water. Reporter he also calculated how much groundwater tha youve been doing that same thing since 1974. Twice a day. Twice a day. Reporter twice a day in this place. When that wasnt enough to keep billy busy he started tracking wildlife. So when you saw birds and animals i write it down, absolutely. Purpose, birds, mammals. Reporter and recorded it all by hand in a series of nowtattered notebooks. 09 inches of water. Reporter youve got to be a little obsessive, though. Oh, yeah. Those noetd books are historic now. Reporter the laboratory needed data for his research on wildflowers. He had heard about billys notebooks but was shocked when he saw how comprehensive think were. I said billy that is relevant to how the animals are responding to the changing climate. Reporter when you started taking your measurements, did you have any idea they would have any kind significance . Not at all. This was mid 70s, early, mid 70s. If you would have asked about Climate Change, i would have said yeah, it got warm, i took my sweateder off. It meant nothing to my. Reporter but it means a lot to the scientific community. One of these days ill read them. I wasnt out to prove anything. I was just recording the numbers. The winter before, we had 36 record highs. Reporter billy is concerned by what his numbers show. Temperatures are rising and snow is melting earlier each year. Its worrisome, obviously. Its not a good trend. Where we lose water storage, will drought increase . Will floods and famine increase . Reporter but billy leaves the answers to Big Questions like those to others. Hes content to do his part, head out into the wilderness where of data, waiting to be , 8d Foreign Ministers from the eight nations who make up the socalled Arctic Council will meet next month in alaska, and at the top of the agenda, Climate Change. A new study shows the arctic is warming faster than any other region on earth, and its disrupting weather patterns across the globe. President trump is threatening to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. And climatologists just say that will make things worse. Reporter with temperatures soaring this last quinn ter to 50 degrees above normal, the area around the north pole is melting and the Arctic Sea Ice is shrinking at a were talking about something thats going to happen in the next decade. Reporter Jeremy Mathis is director of Arctic Research for noaa. The arctic is warming twice as fast as other parts of the planet. Reporter we met mathis at okay key offic, alaska, where noaa has a post monitoring the sea ice. The ice is thinning. It used to be nine feet thick in some areas. Now its more like try. Why do i care about whats happening out there . We care about the arctic, because it has connections to the entire northern hemisphere, to people down in the lower 48 states. Reporter the Warming Arctic is causing the jet stream to wobble ascros america, helping spawn massive weather events. And, as americas weather warnings become more critical. But scientists may lose their vital tools like climate monitoring satellites, targeted by the Trump Administration. Nick mull vavaney is the administrations budget director. We consider that to be a waste of your money. Reporter john walsh is chief scientist at the International Research center in fairbanks. Were ignoring threats to the wellbeing of future generations. Reporter in alaska, villages are literally disappearing, and Scientists Say alaska today is fair warning of the Climate Change future for the rest of america. Barry peterson, oot key ah vick, alaska. And thats overnight news for this thursday. For some of you the news continues, for others, check back a little later for the this morning. The trump tax plan. We will have a massive tax cut for businesses. What about the middle class . We will let you know the specific details at the opapprriate moment. O andne more time. Mr. Trumps tax returns . The president has no intention also tonight, the entire senate heads to the white house for a fillin on the Korean Nuclear threat. We want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. More legal trouble for fox. Accusations ofracial discrimination. Ive seen this before, and i was silent. I cannot be silent anymore. And remembering film maker Jonathan Demme, oscarwinning director of silence of the lambs. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. This is the cbs overnight news. The Trump Administration has rushed out a plan for historic tax cuts, a plan high on hyperbole but a dollop of detail. The list of aspirations look more like an attempt to beat the 100day mark in the Trump Presidency than a serious proposal for the tax code. On paper, everyones in for a break. Personal income taxes, Corporate Taxes, savings for the rich and the dead. But there was nothing on how to implement it or pay for it. Far from legislation, the president s bullet points were loaded into a starting gun that signals the beginning of a race of lobbyists and special interests to rewrite americas 70,000page tax code. Heres Major Garrett on the opening lap. Reporter President Trumps plan calls for big corporate and personal tax cuts, but lacks basic details. The president wants to replace the current seven personal income tax brackets with three, with rates of 10 , 25 and 35 . His proposal, however, did not give income levels for those brackets. White house economic adviser, gary cone. Do you have income brackets that youre going to be proposing . Were holding a bunch of listening groups right now. We have outlines. We have a broad brush view of where theyre going to be. Reporter there were some details. Eliminate the estate tax and alternative minimum tax, preserve personal deductions for mortgage interest and charitable donations, and on the business side, lower the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . But taxes are about specifics. Cone and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin came with precious few. We will back you with very firm details. When we have an agreement, we will release the details. We will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. Reporter and they had no projections of what it would do the nations deficit and debt. This will pay for itself with growth and with reduced reduction of different deductions and closing loopholes. Reporter the Nonpartisan Committee called the proposal for economic growth, magic beans and warned, there is no golden goose at the top of the tax cut beanstalk, just mountains of debt. Mnuchin was also asked if the president would release his tax returns. The president has no intention. The president has released plenty of information. Reporter mnuchin today confused the annual federal deficit, about 600 billion, with the National Debt held by the public which stands at nearly 15 trillion. Thats a common mistake for budget amateurs but not treasury secretaries, even a newlyminted one. Major garrett at the white house. Now this tax plan goes to congress. Nancy cordes is our chief congressional correspondent. Nancy, whats the reaction so far . Reporter overall, republicans were very positive. Despite the lack of specifics. They share the same broad simples as the president , they say, even though they think that 15 Corporate Tax rate is a little ambitious, and theyd like to see details on how the president plans to raise revenues for this. If it isnt behind speaker ryans proposal. Democrats, no surprise here, called the proposal unserious and slapdash. They said its a give away to the rich that will blow a huge hole in the National Debt. As one Nonpartisan Group put it, the white house picked a bunch of treats from the dessert portion of the taxor its not a balanced meal without some vegetables. Thank you, nancy. Its going to take a lot more tax money, not less, to rebuild americas infrastructure, another 100day promise in the trump contract. Heres elaine quijano. Reporter in the past month, two derailments and two power failures left rail passengers stranded for hours. They should get it together. Reporter amtrak, which owns the track blames massive underfunding for repair. Part of the problem can be found beneath the hudson river, inside a train tunnel more than 105 years old. Thats ground line for the system. Reporter cbs news obtained rare access to see the tunnels crumbling walls and leaking water which shorts out power, flooding from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 likely made it worse. New jersey senator cory booker. One more major event like hurricane sandy, it could take one of those tunnels out of service. And if one of those tunnels is out of service, that means hundreds of millions of dollars of Economic Impact to this region and will create a traffic armageddon like we have never experienced before. Reporter that cost could be 100 million a day. A figure that worries ceos like Deanna Mulligan of Guardian Life insurance which could lose 40,000 an hour. It generates a lot of income for the entire country, so it really is important for the country. Reporter amtrak has proposed a solution, to fix the track and build a new tunnel under the hudson river, but it would cost over 20 billion. New jersey and new york would pay half the cost if the federal government pays for the rest. A proposal now being considered by the Trump Administration. Elaine quijano, cbs news, new york. John dickerson will be interviewing the president on his first 100 days on face the nation. And then on monday, cbs this morning will air live from the white house. Dont miss that. Coming up, the future of warfare, machines and soldiers fighting side by side. And later, he directed tom hanks and the talking heads. We remember Jonathan Demme. Mr. Trump summoned all 100 u. S. Senators to the white house to hear the latest on the threat posed by north Koreas Nuclear program. The president has not ruled out force, and david marten is following this. Reporter senators were bussed to the white house for a closeddoor briefing by the president s Top National Security advisers with a cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senator chris koons is a democrat from delaware. It was a sobering briefing and just how much thought has gone into military actions if called for and a diplomatic strategy that strikes me as a clear eye. Reporter in open testimony before congress, admiral harry harris, head of the pacific command, laid out the stakes Nuclear Weapons program. With every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a Preemptive Nuclear strike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado and hawaii. For now, its bluster, but he is working on Nuclear Weapons that would make it more than just talk. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capability of realizing that threat, thats a different place. Reporter a statement by the director of the National Intelligence and secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower on display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a few days, the carrier vinson will be operating off the t, north korea can do about it. If it flies, it will die if it flies against the strikers. Reporter the pentagon has drawn up plans for a preemptive strike, but only if sanctions and diplomatic pressure fail. As admiral harris put it, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. Our man t the pentagon, thank you. Veteran news anchor, kelly wright of the Fox News Channel had an emotional News Conference today. He explained why he joined about a dozen current and former minority employees in a Discrimination Suit against the network. 21st century fox ought to appropriately rename itself 18th century fox. Reporter in the latest lawsuit, minority employees accuse fox news of racial discrimination. Among one, that they mocth minority employees should engage in arm wrestling contests. Including against some of their white, female supervisors. Anchor and reporter, kelly wright. This hurts. Reporter he came forward after his colleagues sued. I thought, this is so pervasive. Ive seen this before, and i was silent. I cannot be silent anymore. Reporter the Development Comes after former star Host Bill Oreilly was fired over Sexual Harassment allegations. The New York Times reported that he settled several lawsuits. But in comments to pod cast listeners earlier this week, oreilly said, im very confident that the truth will come out, and when it does, i dont know if youre going to be surprised, but i think youre going to be shaken, as i am. Reporter but former fox temporary employee, Perquita Burgess says he sexually harassed her, calling her hot chocolate says. I want him to apologize to his words, his actions. But theres no humility. Theres no im sorry. Maybe if i had said something maybe he would not have gotten fired. Reporter an attorney for Judith Slater said these charges are solely aimed at generating headlines and poisoning potential jury pools and judges. Fox news say they deny the claims and oreilly has called the claims against him unfounded. Anna werner at fox news headquarters in manhattan. A new cbs poll out tonight says President Trumps job Approval Rating is 41 , as he nears the 100day mark. That is lower than any president at this point going back to jimmy carter. Tonight Dimarco Morgan is at texas a m university where he asked young republicans to grade the president s performance. I give him a flat a. I give him an a. He followed through on a lot of his promises. Not taking no for an answer and doing what he has done as much as he can. Hes going to shove that, you know, down the oppositions throats. Reporter was there ever a moment in the first 100 days that made you cringe and say what did he just do . Because i am a social media user and i think very carefully about how i put things out there, and i started to see our president putting things up at all hours of the night. That was a concern. I got nervous was the whole general flynn thing. That whole fiasco where it was like oh, my gosh, this is another watergate moment. We havent even gotten into the first year of the presidency. Reporter general Michael Flynn was fired over communications with russian officials. The House Oversight committee now says he may have broken the law by not disclosing payments by russianlinked businesses. President trump accomplish . Weve seen with president obama there was a lot of trickledown economics, things trickling down from washington, d. C. We dont want that. We dont want washington, d. C. Telling us what to do. I feel like hes playing defense and damage control and there arent enough people giving him the benefit of the doubt. And hes going to be president until 2020. Its going to take some people sitting down and saying, okay, we need to work with this man to advance americas best interests, because this is what we have right now. Its really important that our government focuses on opening up our economy and allowing students like us to get out there and find a job. So jobs, jobs, jobs. Reporter the economy was the reason they voted for mr. Trump. The average student graduated from college with just over 37,000 inoa Dimarco Morgan as we continue to listen to the voters. Thank you. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Birthday. So i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. I thought i got everything. Almost everything you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to 13,000. But for only 7 a month, ridx is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. Ridx. The 1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. It says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. This. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. So you can play together. Tand, our adulte children are here. So, we save by using tide. Which means we use less. 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Reporter its a simulated assault that includes swarming underwater drones, surreptitiously mapping out the shore line. Now even a primitive adversary like isis is flying uavs with explosive charges on them. Reporter so the pressures on. The pressures on. Reporter but so much faith in Autonomous Devices raises concerns of hacking. Their is being designed with the cyber in mind. We have to be able to hack his network e kind task force is exploring new inventions like this speed boat that turns into a submarine and a lethal, unmanned jet ski. Navy captain chris mercer. This feels like an Electronics Show for the navy and marines. Yes, very much so. Except in this case the judges are the marines and sailors. Reporter can a Lance Corporal come up and say i dont like this. I think you should change it. They already have. Reporter much of the equipment is operated by Remote Control and is almost like playing a video game. Corporal kennedy agrees did you ever think you could bring those video game skills to the job . Not in a million years. My mother told me it was a waste of time. But, look at me now, mom. Reporter ultimately they hope to use what theyve learned about equipment like this to decide what they want to deploy on a large scale, and they plan to bring it from here at the beach to the battlefield at Silicon Valley speed. Carter evans with the a look even with four rabbits feet, a United Airlines passenger runs out of luck. I did everything i could to make her party perfect. Almost everything. You know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. But for only 7 a month, ridx helps break down waste. Avoid a septic disaster with ridx. This clean was like pow everything well . My teeth are glowing. They are so white. Step 1 cleans. Step 2 whitens. Est [hd] over what i was using before. No matter who was in there last. Protection. 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But shortly after the flight landed in chicago, simon died in a unitedrun pet facility. United is investigating how the rabbit went from ohare to eternity. Up next, well remember film maker Jonathan Demme. This portion is sponsored by Liberty Mutual insurance. Oscarwinning director, Jonathan Demme died today in his manhattan apartment from esophageal cancer. He was 73. Demme once said he was guided by enthusiasm. His lens was panoramic. From horror and drama to comedy and concert films. Heres anthony mayson reporter when serial killer Hannibal Lecter faced off in silence of the lambs, director Jonathan Demme lingered on the close ups. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Reporter it swept all five Academy Awards and won demme his oscar for best director. It was his first blockbuster, but he would follow it with another. You were aware when you worked with Melissa Benedict that she had aids, is that correct . Reporter philadelphia starred tom hanks about the aids crisis. Demme told charlie rose in 1998. Ive always been really excited by their potential as movies and a belief that if we can make a movie that winds up exciting other people as much as the potential of it excites me, maybe it w reporter Roger Coreman gave him his first job caged heat. In 1974. As a director, he jumped easily between genres. From drama to satire to documentaries. Stop making sense, his 1984 concert film of the band talking heads is considered a classic. Music was my first love, movies came second, Jonathan Demme once said. He credited the advice Roger Coreman gave him. Never forget what is the primary organ is for the moviegoer. Its the eye. You must keep the eye interested. Anthony mason, seebcbs , for this thursday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center in n yoy, cit s imcott pelley. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news, im don dahler. President trump unveiled his plan to overhaul the United States tax code, and its getting muted praise from Republican Leaders on capitol hill. The white house calls it the biggest tax cut in history, but critics say the devil is in the details, and the president s plan is short on those. Major garrett reports. Reporter President Trumps plan calls for big corporate and personal tax cuts but lacked basic details. The president wants to replace the current seven brackets with three, with rates of 10 , 25 and 35 . His proposal, however, did not give income levels for those brackets. White house economic designer, do you have income brackets . Established that youre going to be proposing to congress . Were holding a bunch of listening groups right now. We have outlines. We have a broad brush view of where theyre going to be. Reporter there were some details, eliminate the estate tax and alternative minimum tax. And on the business side, lower the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 15 . But taxes are about specifics. Cone and Steve Mnuchin came with precious few. We will be back here with very firm details. When we have an agreement, we will release the details. We will let you know the specific details at the appropriate moment. Reporter and they had no projections as to what the plan would do to the nations deficit and debt. This will pay for itself with growth and reduce reduction of different deductions and closing loopholes. Reporter the Nonpartisan Committee called the promise magic beans and warned there is no golden goose at the top of the tax cut beanstalk. Just mountains of debt. Mnuchin was also asked if the president will release his tax returns so the country could judge what his tax plan will do for his bottom line. The president has no intention. The president has released plenty of information. Reporter mnuchin today confused the annual federal deficit, about 600 billion with the National Debt held by the public. That stands at nearly 15 trillion, scott, thats a common mistake for budget amateurs but not budget secretaries, even a newlyminted one. President trump summoned all 100 senators to the white house for a closeddoor briefing on north korea. Tensions are running high, ahead of an expected nuclear test. David martin has that. Reporter senators were bussed to the white house for a ed cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senator coons from delaware. In open testimony before senator coons is from delaware. A diplomatic strategy that strikes me as a clear eye. Reporter in open testimony before congress, harry harris laid out the stakes involved. With every test, kim jong un moves closer to his goal of a nuclearstrike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado and hawaii. For now, its bluster, but he is working on longrange weapons that would make it more than just talk. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capability of realizing that threat, thats a reporter a statement by the director of National Intelligence, secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Behind the pressure lies the threat of u. S. Military firepower. On display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclearpowered submarine. In a few days, the carrier vinson will be operating off the coast, and theres nothing north korea can do about it. If it flies it will die if its flying against the coalition strikers. Reporter the pentagon has drawn up plans for a preemptive strike but only if diplomatic pressure and sanctions fail, as harris put it, we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. The next generation of warfare went on display in Camp Pendleton, in california. U. S. Marines are taking an advanced technology exercising. Theyre simulating naval assaults using the latest hightech weaponry. Carter evans is there. Reporter this is just some of the new hardware the marines are testing out. These are autonomous vehicles. Theyve both got machine guns mounted to them. This is a drone with a very hightech camera. Whats so special about that . It can actually see in the dark. Its an infrared camera. It reads heat signatures. That gives commanders the ability to make smart decisions before they put marines on the beach. On the sand. In the air. And in the water. The marines here at Camp Pendleton are training for the next generation of warfare. Throughout my entire career, maritime supremacy was guaranteed. Air supremacy was guaranteed. Now even a primitive adversary like isis is flying uavs. With explosive charges on them. Reporteo the pressures on. Reporter colonel sullivan is trying to put new hightech tools in the hands of his marines, to unmanned robots mounted with machine guns. The unique thing here is having the actual scientists and engineers in the field for two weeks, evaluating a host of technologies. Reporter this weeks exercise brings together more than 100 pieces of advanced technology and lets marines work with them in simulated Amphibious Assault scenarios. But putting so much faith in Autonomous Devices raises concerns over hacking. This is being designed with the cyber threat in mind. Reporter if theres no cyber security, its no good. I think thats quickly becoming our center of gravity, defending our network. Reporter the technology was designed by both military and civilian innovators, but not all of it was for the battlefield. So just climb in . The hyper sub is a speedboat that turns into a submarine. Wow, this is really cool. Reporter if it sounds like a kids james bond fantasy, thats exactly how it started out for the inventor, reynolds marion. I thought it would be a good idea to have a cool speedboat that could dive when you wanted to dive. Reporter from youthful minds, these creations are in the hands of young warriors. You have all this top brass asking you what do you think . Yes, sir. Thats a change of pace. Reporter hes one of the marines participating in the exercise. And for him, a lot of the technology feels familiar. Its almost like being at home playing a video game. Reporter did you ever think you would be able to bring those video gaming skills to the job . Not in a million years. My mother told me it was a waste of time. But look at me now, mom. 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There are new signs that congress will reach an agreement on a spending plan that avoids a partial government shutdown. Negotiations got moving once President Trump pulled back his demand for a down payment on that wall along the mexico border. Mexicos foreign minister said building that barrier would be an unfriendly, hostile act that wouldnt accomplish anything. And our neighbor is considering retaliation, such as new visa requirements and a fee for crossing into mexico. Some citizens who live along the border are opposed to the wall. David begnaud has their story from brownsville, texas. Reporter this golf course has, in the past, been a runway for people coming here illegally. From the other side, thats mexico, they would swim across the rio grande, run up the golf course and into this cane right drugs. But the golf courses owner has started to cut down the cane and with it the number of people coming illegally has dropped. Now President Trumps new wall may help, however, it would divide 700 americans who live right here in this community. With more than 300 acres, the river bend resort is one of the few areas left in brownsville, texas without a border fence. Many of the retirees who live here want to keep it that way. Its not needed. Border patrols in here all the time. They launch their boat at our boat ramp and are here within 30 seconds. Reporter they voted for President Trump. They think the money for the wall would be better spent on resources for border agents. They need updated technology equipment, better cameras. Maybe some more drones. Reporter a treaty with mexico prohibits anything that could obstruct or deflect the rio grande, so when the Bush Administration wante border fence, it wanted to do it right in the middle of river bend. If the Trump Administration follows through, it splits the resort community in half. And you have 200 People Living on this side and 400 of their friends on what becomes the mexican side of the wall. That would mean 70 of the resort and 15 holes would be on no mans land between the fence and the border. Jeremy bernard is another trump supporter. Hes also river bends general manager. We have 30,000 golfers a year. You going to give 30,000 golfers an access code . Reporter john garrett owns j. T. Construction, a ft. Worth company with 50 employees. Hes submitting his border wall proposal today. Its going to create a lot of jobs for unemployed construction workers, veterans, individuals. Reporter the Trump Administration is seeking bids for prototypes with a seethrough component, and made with concrete or other materials. We never talk about all the people who die trying to make it across to the United States illegally. So i think it will save a lot of lives also. Reporter the federal government controls less than a third of the border. The rest belongs to the states, nativeamerican tribes or private clubs like river bend. They could offer you an amount and if you dont like it, they could seize it through imminent domain. You know that. I do. Reporter i get the sense that youre ready to fight. If that happens, we are ready to make sure we are compensated fairly. Reporter he says the price tag would be in the millions. And he doubts they would want to pay that. Some may be sitting at home thinking sarcastically, these poor rich golfers might lose their course. They are middle class folks, retirees, many who have moved up from the north and retired here. And almost everyone we spoke to says it would be a negative effect. Economically. The florida manatee has made a big come back. Manatees were recently taken off the endangered species list. Now theyre listed as threatened. Thats got some manatee lovers up in arms. They say it will roll back some protections the animals need from their biggest threat, human boaters. Marc straussman has the story. In the lowry park zoo in tampa. Reporter this tank is part of the manatee hospital here. The two manatees in it both needed Critical Care after they were hit by boats. The vets here heal them, but first they often have to just try to keep them alive. The larger debate here is whether manatees should still be classified and protected as an endangered species. Florida manatees are gentle giants. 1012 feet long, averaging 1300 pounds e grazing slowly on plants in shallow waters along what im looking for now is any movement in the water. Reporter mike dunn helped us find a handful of them. It took him ten minutes, because they swim right behind his house in crystal river, florida, where his charter boat takes out tourists. I really do care about them. Theyre a great, gentle creature. They remind me of the volkswagen in the early 60s. It was really ugly, but everybody fell in love with them. Manatees are the same thing. Reporter propellers gash, gouge and maim hundreds of them. Bigger boats cut them in half. Ray ball is the senior vet at lowrys zoo. This zoo treats wounded manatees and last year set a record. We admitted 37 manatees. The majority of those were due to boat strike. Sometimes the injuries are quite catastrophic. Reporter in 1967, florida manatees were listed by the federave at that time, roughly 600 were alive. Since then, their population as spiked to about 6600. Enough progress that last month they were reclassified as threatened. The animals were out here being killed, kind of one after another. Reporter pat rose should be celebrating the reclassification, right . Hes not. This aquatic biologist is also executive director of the nonprofit save the manatee club. Why is the reclassification likely to hurt rather than help . It can hurt if its not scientifically and legally justified. So then you start to pull back protections, which they say they are not going to do. But we know there are user groups that want the laws reduced, and they want to be able to run their boats faster. Reporter as a practical matter, what difference does it make . The amount of money that goes in to protecting endangered species is more than what goes reporter as the manatee herd here as grown over the last four decades, floridas human population has also boomed. Mike dunns on the water nearly every day, protecting manatees from his other neighbors, the ones in boats. Will you shout at another boater if hes not doing it right . I have no problem shouting at somebody. Theyre always in the wrong spot. Reporter going too fast. Going too fast. If you hit a manatee, please call it in. We might be able to find him and save him. Reporter many manatees are hit repeatedly by boats. Experts estimate that 80 of manatees will be hit at least once. Something else to consider. These manatees both are doing well. Experts here have high hopes they can be riri leasereleased wild. 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Scientists use a lot of hightech gear to measure how the earth is warming. John blackstone took a trip high into the Colorado Rockies to visit a hermit whos spent decades measuring snowfall the oldfashioned way. All right, give this a try. All right. Reporter how far is it from here . About three miles. Reporter this is spectacular scenery. That mountain right in front of us. Reporter old mining town . Old mining town, old silver mining town. Reporter a springtime visit to billy barrs place is no simple journey. To avoid a threemile Cross Country ski from the nearest paved road you need a permit, and then you hit a ride like ours. Courtesy of dave ox. Borderline wilderness here. Reporter but its all worth it when you discover this remote cabin deep in the woods. A snow cave here. Reporter is home to one of the worlds most valuable and unexpected troves of data. Hey, billy john blackstone, cbs news. Good to meet you. Reporter what a spectacular spot you have here. I came out late may 72. It was such a mental relief to have peace and quiet in my life. Reporter and it was a shack. Oh, it was a shack. I mean, it was 8 by 10 feet. The wind would literally blow snow through the cracks. Reporter you came for solitude but you started to get a little bored. A little bit, but a lot of it was making my own activity. Reporter so youd go out and measure the snow. Twice a day. I would first get a ruler and stick it in the snow and measure how much new snow there was. Reporter it wasnt just the snow depth and when it melted. Using a handoperated system he built himself. What it does is converts the weight of this can and the snow in it into the equivalent of water. Reporter he also calculated how much groundwater that snow would produce when it melted. Youve been doing that same thing since 1974. Twice a day. Twice a day. Reporter twice a day in this place. When that wasnt enough to keep billy busy he started tracking wildlife. So when you saw birds and animals i write it down, absolutely. Precipitation, birds, mammals. Reporter and recorded it all by hand in a series of nowtattered notebooks. 09 inches of water. Reporter youve got to be a little obsessive, though. Oh, yeah. Those notebooks are historic now. Reporter in the early 90s, a scientist from the nearby laboratory needed data for his research on wildflowers. He had heard about billys notebooks but was shocked when he saw how comprehensive think were. I said billy that is relevant to how the animals are responding to the changing climate. Reporter when you started taking your measurements, did you have any idea they would have any kind of longterm significance . Not at all. This was mid 70s, ear 70s. If you would have asked about Climate Change, i would have said yeah, it got warm, i took my sweateder off. It meant nothing to my. Reporter but it means a lot to the scientific community. Which has published his numbers in dozens of scientific papers. One of these days ill read them. I wasnt out to prove anything. I was just recording the numbers. This winter we had 21 record highs. Last winter, 17, the winter before 36. Reporter billy is concerned by what his numbers show. Temperatures are rising and snow is melting earlier each year. Its worrisome, obviously. Its not a good trend. Where we lose water storage, will drought increase . Will floods and famine increase . Reporter but billy leaves the answers to Big Questions like those to others. Hes content to do his part, head out into the wilderness where theres an infinite amount of data, waiting to be collected. John blackstone, gothic, colorado. The military is more than a career, its a journey. And every step along the w, the uso is there. Its an experience that soldier will never forget. F his life thats what the uso does. [announcer] from the time they join, to the time they transition out of the military, the uso is there, offering programs and support along the way. 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