This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts off tonight. Im anthony mason. President trump has left on his first overseas trip but he cannot escape the controversies engulfing his administration. Just as air force one flew off, a new report raised questions about mr. Trumps motive for firing f. B. I. Director james comey. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter it was a move that the president said relieved great pressure on him. Thats what President Trump told Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and ambassador sergey kislyak. According to the new york times, the comments were made during the may 10 oval office meeting. I just fired the head of the f. B. I. He was crazy, a real nut job, the report quotes mr. Trump as saying in the official white house account of the meeting. I faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. White House Press Secretary sean spicer did not deny the comments but in a statement said by grand standing and polit s
Problems and solutions. Were on the side of the good guys therefore its very easy to take a stance, join groups, go on protests. When there is more complicated or complex or slightly less glamorous discussions to be had at home or protests in our universities or workplaces or communities then go on this about Climate Change or health care, and it really bothers me, because that is laziness. There is no reason why we cannot do one thing. We have plenty of time which we use and abuse. After thee year government came in and brought in unprecedented spending cuts. In a rally. A quarter of a Million People marched in the u. K. , and i am not saying they are only people jabs, and looking at the crowd, there were not many muslim faces. The same park where muslims had gathered to protest against the invasion of iraq and bombing of gaza, to protest against danish cartoons of the prophet. But youre about to lose your job or your livelihood, and the communities in the u. K. , they are some of the
Gathered to protest against the invasion of iraq and bombing of gaza, to protest against danish cartoons of the prophet. But youre about to lose your job or your livelihood, and the communities in the u. K. , they are some of the hardest hit by Government Economic policies, by spending cuts, and yet, where are the muslims on these struggles, on these battles at home, which affect our daily struggles . Point, as you are talking about siblings, how you never fight with anyone as you do with siblings, and my sister is not watching, the problem with that analogy is that sometimes they look at our community, and, again, feel free to disagree, i do not feel we do the head as a family. I feel there is little evidence. Or have certain sections of the community do not. There are those of you on this platform, those of you here who have taken an unpopular stance, that taken a stance of a majority, and i can only speak for myself, you do not feel like a member of the family when you take that sta
Look, i took part in a rally against austerity in 2011 a year after the british conservative government brought in unprecedented spending cuts. I was on stage at hyde park, a quarter of a Million People marched against austerity in the u. K. And i am not saying muslims are the only people who wear beards but i take that as a rough indicator, looking at the crowd there were not many muslim faith as i could see. The same park where muslims gathered to protest against the invasion of iraq and the israeli bombing of gaza and danish cartoons of the profit. Draw cartoons and bring the protests but you are about to lose your job or livelihood british pakistani and politician communities, some of the communities hardest hit by Government Economic policies, austerity, spending cuts and yet where are the muslims on these struggles, and these battles at home which affect our daily lives and struggles. One last point about you were talking about siblings, you never fight with anyone as you do with
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scotts off tonight. Im Anthony Mason with a western edition of the broadcast. President trump has left on his first overseas trip but he cannot escape the controversies engulfing his administration. Just as air force one flew off, a new report raised questions about mr. Trumps motive for firing f. B. I. Director james comey. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter it was a move that the president said relieved great pressure on him. Thats what President Trump told Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and ambassador sergey g toyak. According to the new york times, the comments were made icring the may 10 oval office meeting. I just fired the head of the f. B. I. He was crazy, a real nut job, the report quotes mr. Trump as saying in the official white ususe account of the meeting. I faced great pressure because of russia. Thats taken off. White House Press Secretary sean spicer did not deny the comments but in a stat