Yang and, a recordsettingti win the patriots score the biggest comeback in super bowl history. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang a federal Appeals Court in california is the focus tonight in the legal war over banning travelers from sevenev mostly muslim nations. The flow resumed over the weekend, and today the presideny again defended his order. Lisa desjardins begins
Form. The governor is the great politician of all time. He laughs at everything. My brother died haha. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley tonight, President Trump is facing his first crisis requiring decisions that only a president can make. After a chaotic beginning to his administration, the world is watching what he will choose. Tonight, the pentagon is presenting mr. Trump with options for a u. S. Strike on the Syrian Regime, a response to that nerve gas attack this week that killed more than 80 syrian civilians. Nerve gas is banned by international convention. Its use is a war crime. But syrian dictator, Bashar Alassad, has inflicted it repeatedly against civilians who rebelled against his rule six years ago. Today, mr. Trump said, something has to happen. Holly williams reports from the Syrian Border where survivors of the attack are being treated. Reporter abdul hameed alyoussef lost his ninemonthold twins in the attack. Aya and ahmed. Say gone, my loves, he
And remembering don rickles form. The governor is the great politician of all time. My brother died. Ha, ha, ha. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. President trump has just made his first Public Comments on the attack that he ordered tonight againsas dictatorship in syria. U. S. Navy destroyers fired 59 tomahawk cruise missiles against a Syrian Air Base. Now, this was retaliation for tuesdays nerve gas attack that was launched apparently from that syrian base. An attack that killed more than 80 syrian civilians. David martin has been breaking the news on this story at the pentagon. David, what more can you tell us . Reporter well, scott, the target for this airstrike was the air field believed to have been the location from which the plane that dropped those chemical weapons took off. So this was a direct retaliation against the Syrian Air Force for having carried out that chemical attack. The air field itself was located about 50 miles directly south of the village that was hit
Pressure grows in baghdad for a change in leadership. Anger is building in the palestinian authority. Search for israeli teenagers becomes more aggressive. Guns around the world. Keeping legal weapons out of the wrong hands. We begin tonight with a growing crisis along the u. S. Mexican border. According to the department of Homeland Security over the past eight months the number of unaccompanied children that have tried illegally to enter the United States has riz ton over 60,000. The white house will stem up the detention and deimportantation of illegal immigrants. How does the Obama Administration intend to have it carried out . Mike viqueria. You will immediately be turned back if you try cross into this country illegally. There is no process, not so from Central America and that is what the administration is trying to discourage today. You mentioned joe biden in quawt adequatgawtmal. Guatemala. No amnesty for families in this country or unaccompanied minors. Josh earnest is the Pr
Weeks before pope francis is scheduled to visit egypt. Were more with david lee in the middle east. Reporter a arthel, egypt a president declaring a three money state of emergency, following two months of terrorist attacks. Dozens die more than 100 wounded. But death toll today could have been even higher. Both were cause on camera. We caution, some of what you are now about to see and hear is disturbing. Surveillance video of sundays Second Attack shows a suicide bomber. In port city of alex andrea, the bomber is turned away from a main gate to a metal detector, he detonates the bomb causing i huge fireball to erupt outside of the cathedral, earlier, the leader of coptic church, finished services in observance of palm sunday, local reports said he was still in the building at the time of the blast but not hurt, 11 people were killed, including three police, cathedral is considered sacred. Serves at historical seat for the coptic pope, the first attack was in tanta. Churchs Youtube Cha