Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Were beginning the broadcast tonight with a fullblown civil rights battle in alabama. Today most county offices there defied a federal court order allowing samesex marriage. Many couples were turned away, some marriage license offices simply did not open. Last night alabamas chief justice banned samesex marriage licenses. His ruling also in defiance of the federal court. Alabama would be the 37th state where samesex marriage is permitted, and in some counties today, the licenses were granted. Chip reid is sorting all of this out for us in montgomery. Reporter billy clark and kerry perez, both 26, have been waiting to get married for four years. Today they did it after an alabama judge issued their license. It feels really good to have people recognize what weve always known to be true. I love you. Reporter last month, a federal judge struck down alabamas ban on
President trump so far, House Democrats today moving to take the investigation public all but two democrats and zero republicans voting in favor of rules that will guide a critical new phase in the investigation including, televised hearings centered on whether President Trump used the power of his office to extract political favors from a foreign power. Republicans tonight are incensed calling foul on the whole process. Hallie jackson has the latest. Reporter history on the house floor. Those in favor, please say aye. Aye reporter and a symbolic step forward in the impeachment inquiry as democrats approve the rules for how to proceed. We recognize that we have been compelled by the circumstances to move forward. The house and the American Public must see all the evidence for themselves reporter what does todays vote mean . That the next phase will play out in public, which matters since made for tv testimony could shift Public Opinion on whether President Trump should be removed from
Trump is talking about already this morning. And hes also talking impeachment with the ball now in the democrats court. How theyre getting ready to face their most consequential moment yet. One democrat on a Key Committee will join us to talk about how they plan to get the public behind them. Weve got a busy friday for you. Our team of reporters and analysts are out covering all the top stories of the day and we want to start with the breaking news from senator warrens cane. She is just out on her plan for paying for medicare for all in a tweet confirming my plan wont raise taxes one penny on middle class families. I want to bring in nbcs alli vitaly. Ali, this one say big deal because shes been hammered, hammered by her opponents on how shes going to pay for her medicare for all plan. Now shes got an answer. Yeah, hallie, now she has an answer. I never thought id be describing a policy paper as hotly anticipated, but here we are in 2019 learning new things every day. I think the simpl
We got down on your knees carley not a bad song for this friday morning. Rob a one hit wonder. Carley a shame something happened yesterday. Rob we have that problem every day. You are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Carley thanks for starting the day with us. Our top story, donald trump heading to mississippi for a keep America Great rally. The president set to fire up supporters one day after the house passed a resolution on the lefts impeachment procedure. Rob Griff Jenkins in washington as republicans are slamming the process of this. Reporter the fight intensifies, democrats going on record approving procedures to advance the impeachment inquiry, dividing Congress Nearly straight down party lines. Nancy pelosi presiding over it. It is about the truth, the constitution. We will do so in a way that brings people together that is healing rather than dividing. Reporter republican standing firmly behind donald trump, not a single gop member backing the resolution. Not
California. We will have the latest on where those fires stand. Welcome to our viewers here in the u. S. And around the world. Were coming to you live from atlanta, ga. Im Natalie Allen and newsroom starts right now. Thanks again for joining us. Our top story, the white house now thinks it is possible u. S. President trump could be impeached and then tried in the u. S. Senate where republicans hold a slim majority. Cnn has learned administration lawyers are buildig a defense with the help of two republican congressmen, jim jordan in the middle here, and mark meadows to the left are among the few republicans who have attended the closeddoor depositions. Meantime, the president is suring up support among Senate Republicans and his devoted base at a rally friday night in mississippi. He warned his supporters that a vast deep state conspiracy was trying to drive him from office. The deranged impeachment witch hunt. This is one i never thought id be involved in. The word impeachment. To me,