This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. In ten months as americas chief diplomat, Rex Tillerson has found no world leader a greater challenge than the president of the United States. Relations between President Trump and the Senior Member of his cabinet, the former c. E. O. Of exxonmobil, have been strained almost from the start. Now cbs news has confirmed the white house has a plan to force tillerson out. Heres white house and Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. Hes here. Rex is here. Reporter today President Trump refused to answer questions about a white house plan to replace secretary of state Rex Tillerson after less than a year on the job. Mr. Trump has been publicly frustrated with his top diplomat. We disagree on a couple of things. Sometimes id like him to be a little bit tougher. Reporter that comment came just three days after tillerson held an extraordinary News Conference last month to shoot down reports that he had called the
And have it on action news. 10 kilometers east of dover, delaware. And 5. 1 on the Richter Scale. That is relatively low. The higher the number the much bigger it is. 5. 1 pretty low but here in philadelphia we did feel it. So folks near dover probably felt it a lot more. You mentioned several fault lines under pennsylvania. Can you tell us more about is this historically a place that had fault lines but not active. We dont have a fault line like they have in california that typically active. Three years ago we had one and a lot of people felt it. Its not that unusual that we get the small earthquakes but dont typically get the big ones fort fatally that cause a lot of damage. Well share the messages through the evening. Thank you meteorologist, cecily tynan for that update. In other news a horrifying end to the life of a young girl that met a man online. We are learning more about a murder victim in west philadelphia. She was only 15 years old and she may not be her suspected killers
Zero tolerance needs consequences for everyone. No matter how great the legacy, its no license to harass or grim nate. Reporter conyers attorney arnold reed shot back, saying the 88yearold congressman is staying put. Nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman, and she sure as hell wont be the one to tell the congressman to leave. Reporter pelosi and other Democratic Leaders spoke out after marion brown, the staffer with whom conyers settled the charlotte complaint in 2015 came forward for the first time. Im here to say that im not a liar. Reporter offering disturbing details. He pointed to areas of genital areas of his body and asked me to, you know, touch it. Reporter since browns 27,000 settlement was first reported last week, several women have accused conyers of sexual misconduct. Conyers has denied the allegations. His attorney said he was hospitalized last night for stressrelated issues and also seemed to suggest that conyers is being treated unfairly due to his race. Nancy pelos
Disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. Lauer seen near his home in the hamptons today said some of the allegations are untrue or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Nbc says two women in addition to the female employee whose complaint led to lauers firing have come forward. Also, one woman told the New York Times that she was sexually assaulted by lauer in his office in 2001. And some of lauers female colleagues told variety magazine that he summoned them to his hotel room at night during nbcs olympic coverage. Some told variety their complaints to management fell on deaf ears. Variety reporters Elizabeth Wagmeister and Ramin Setoodeh wrote the story. Matt lauers persona is a very squeaky Clean America dad is very different than his private persona where he focused on women at the today show. And there was a clear pattern of that. Reporter lauer is the latest in an expanding list of powerful men forced out
To lying to the fbi about his postelection discussions with russian officials and is now cooperating with the Mueller Investigation. A sign that other members of President Trumps and her circle maybe in the crosshairs. We are getting your reaction to general flynns guilty plea. Republicans can call 202 7488001. Democrats can call 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social ,edia on twitter at cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. The guilty plea tops the headlines this morning in the Washington Post. Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty friday to lying to the fbi about his contact with russian andssador sergey kislyak, in an ominous sign for the white house, that he is cooperating in the ongoing probe of possible coordination between the Trump Campaign and the kremlin to influence the 2016 election. When flynn was forced out of the white house in february, officials said he misled the administration, including Vice President pence abou