Insisted over the weekend that his phones had been tapped by president obama. President trump offered no basis for four twitter posts on saturday. They included, how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process . This is nixon, watergate, bad or sick guy. Spelling and punctuation are the president s. The claim, which mr. Trump described as a fact, was repudiated by the f. B. I. Director and the former director of National Intelligence. Since his inauguration, mr. Trump has continually stamped rumors with the seal of the president , including millions of illegal votes for hillary clinton, terror attacks no one knows about, and describing the news media as a great danger to our country. But today the wiretap claims seem to cross a line. Democrats and republicans called for mr. Trump to provide evidence. Margaret brennan leads our coverage. I have recused myself. Reporter it began with attorney general Jeff Sessions decision thursday to recuse hims
And 53 of al qaeda related cases involve people born in the u. S. Tonight, the battle to liberate iraqs second largest city from isis has reached a critical stage. Iraqi troops, backed by u. S. Air strikes and American Special operations forces, are moving into the western part of mosul. Holly williams is there. Reporter isis is cornered, pounded by iraqi mortars. And the Brigadier General can smell victory. He estimates there are only around 2,000 isis fighters left. They dont have a chance. Reporter they dont have a chance . No. It has taken four months of bloody fighting to get here. 350 yards from an isis position where extremists were burning tires today to try to hide their location. The u. S. Military is also now inside mosul. This camera shy Marine Special Operations Team was 600 yards from the front line. With their backs to the wall, isis militants were sniping at iraqi soldiers. And deploying their favorite weapon, suicide car bombs laden with explosives and shielded with ho
Towards a key ally. Severe storms sweep through the midwest forcing kansas to take cover when a tornado whips through a wildfire. And just days on the job, hud secretary ben carson with controversial comments on slavery. There are other good morning from the cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you, im annemarie green. Well, the House Republicans plan to replace the Affordable Care act hasnt been out of the block for 24 hours and already facing opposition from some republicans. Safe guards for people with preexisting conditions and the ability of Adult Children to stay on their parents plan until age of 26. Committee voting is expected to start tomorrow, nancy cordes reports. There is one thing and one thing only that lawmakers were doing on monday night, and that is poring through the 66page bill just released by republican lawmakers. Some details are still missing but heres what we can tell you about whats in it. The bill would provide tax credits to help americans
Signed in january in front of cameras to take effect immediately, it caused chaos in airports and concerns about civil liberties. Federal courts quickly blocked it. For todays signing, the white house only released an official photograph while tillerson, attorney general Jeff Sessions, and head of Homeland Security john kelly laid out the rationale for the new order, which will take effect in ten days. There should be no surprises whether its in the media or on capitol hill. Reporter the order temporarily bars new visas from six countries for 90 days while the administration reviews vetting procedures. It does not include iraq. Unlike the first order which courts said raised constitutional red flags, it also does not apply to lawful permanent residents or people from those countries who currently hold valid visas. It also suspends for 120 days the nations refugee program, not indefinitely as the original order did for syrian refugees. And it does not include the provision that would ha
Was out of sight after he insisted over the weekend that his phones had been tapped by president obama. President trump offered no basis for four twitter posts on saturday. They included, how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process . This is nixon, watergate, bad or sick guy. Spelling and punctuation are the president s. The claim, which mr. Trump described as a fact, was repudiated by the f. B. I. Director and the former director of National Intelligence. Since his inauguration, mr. Trump has continually stamped rumors with the seal of the president , including millions of illegal votes for hillary clinton, terror attacks no one knows about, and describing the news media as a great danger to our country. But today the wiretap claims seem to cro democrats and republicans called for mr. Trump to provide evidence. Margaret brennan leads our coverage. I have recused myself. Reporter it began with attorney general Jeff Sessions decision thursda