Go, johnny, go, go go, johnny, go, go. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today began the most critical week yet of Donald Trumps presidency with Congress Taking up his Supreme Court nominee and his replacement for obamacare. But both were overshadowed today by two revelations from the f. B. I. The f. B. I. Director told congress he is investigating whether the Trump Campaign colluded with russia to sway the election. Then the director and the head of the National Security agency testified there is no reason to believe mr. Trumps accusation that he was wiretapped by president obama. An extraordinary rift has now opened up between the white house and those who agencies critical to National Security. Jeff pegues covered the hearing. I have no information that supports those tweets. Reporter several times f. B. I. Director james comey rejected the president s claim that president obama ordered trump tower wiretapped. Adam schiff is the ranking democrat on the house Int
Point i cant tell which it is. Representative adam schiff, thank you so much for your time. Thanks, scott. Today, 13 months and one president ial election after the death of Supreme Court justice antonin scalia, the senate opened confirmtion hearings for his successor. Jan crawford is following that. We sometimes hear judges cynically described as politicians in robes, seeking to enforce their own politics rather than striving to apply the law impartially. If i thought that were true, i would hang up the robe. Reporter pledging to respect the rule of law, judge neil gorsuch told the senators judges must remain above politics. I dont think thats what life in the law is about. Reporter in a deeply personal statement, the colorado native talked about his western roots and family and thanked his wife louise. I love you so much. Reporter but throughout the first day, another respective federal Appeals Court judge also was in focus. Chief judge merrick garland. Judge garland. Chief judge mer
Lgbtq contents. An artist is calling bull over his statues new neighbor and a driver in peru walks away from a driver in peru walks away from frightening flooding. Captioning funded by cbs good morning from the cbs news headquarters in new york. Glad to be with you, im annemarie green. Well, today, the United States is implementing a temporary order preventing Airline Passengers on certain flights from carrying on larger Electronic Devices. Nonstop flights originate in the middle east. Reuters reports the reason for the ban is an unspecified threat. The ban impacts nine foreign airlines. No american carriers are affected. All electronics bigger than a cell phone including laptops, tablets and cameras must be checked. Medical devices are director comey confirmed for the first time that the campaign is the subject of a u. S. Intelligence investigation. I am thrilled to be here in the great state of kentucky. Reporter President Trump held a campaigncompile event monday night, addressing h
With what ive seen and the way id describe it is there is circumstantial evidence certainly of collusion or coordination. There has been direct evidence of deception, and i think people i hope got the sense today during this long hearing about just why its so important that both congress and the fbi do a thorough investigation. But to be crystal clear, this evening, as we speak, there is no hard evidence of collusion between the Trump Campaign and the russians . You said there is circumstantial evidence . You know, i would not say i would not phrase it the way you did. Circumstantial evidence can be very powerful and it is hard evidence. You can certainly prove many cases on the basis of circumstantial evidence, so people shouldnt underestimate the power of that. During your committee hearing, someone using President Trumps official twitter handle took issue with what was being said by the fbi director, and the director was asked, and he rebutted that. That was pretty unusual, in fact
A driver in peru walks away from a driver in peru walks away from frightening flooding. Captioning funded by cbs good morning from the cbs news headquarters in new york. Glad to be with you, im annemarie green. Well, today, the United States is implementing a temporary order preventing Airline Passengers on certain flights from carrying on larger Electronic Devices. Nonstop flights originate in the middle east. Reuters reports the reason for the ban is an unspecified threat. The ban impacts nine foreign airlines. No american carriers are affected. All electronics bigger than a cell phone including laptops, tablets and cameras must be checked. Medical devices are excluded. The ban applies to eight countries and unnamed Officials Say the ban has been considered for several weeks. And the white house is pushing back after the director of the fbi delivered a double blow undercutting the president. Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee fbi director james comey is investigating