Paramedics from imerg to treat victims. Florida Speaker Of The House is now weighing in. What we have here is a poorly run agency. He has got every Single Person under investigation but he doesnt want to hold himself accountable for all these people that he has to investigate for their wrongdoing but he has done none. The height of arrogance. And the attorney for Scott Peterson, the deputy who failed to run in to stop the shooter says in his statement quote the allegations that mr. Pertson is a coward and his performance under the circumstances failed to meet the standards of Police Officers are patently untrue. Finally guys, several agencies are also taking heat for missing warning signs about the shooters mental health. Nikolas cruz is due back in court for a hearing on obtaining evidence. Steve thank you very much. Of the Florida Senate did act yesterday. They passed legislation that would raise the legal age in that state for buying a handgun and any gun to 21. Also, they authorize
Years. We begin with President Trump in paris. Hell be greeted by french president Emmanuel Macron any minute now, and were going to bring that to you live when it happens. But questions about his sons meetings with a russian lawyer have followed him overseas. Weve got a great team to break it all down beginning with nbcs Hallie Jackson, who is with the president live in paris. I know how, hallie, President Trump would love to make this trip, being in paris, the headline of the day. But he himself is still talking about don junior and jareds meeting with the russian lawyer back in last june. Whats he saying . Well, you boil it down, it eventually is no harm, no foul here. Let me read you what the president is saying in this interview with reuters. He can pull up the graphic. He said it was a wild time and we would meet with in m people. It was a 20minute meeting, i guess, from what im hearing. Many people and Many Political pros said everybody would do that, if you got a call and said
Im christine romans. 4 00 a. M. In the east this morning. New questions for President Trump over his sons meeting with a russian lawyer who he hoped would provide dirt on hillary clinton. The big question for President Trump is what he knew about it all and when. Yahoo news is reporting that President Trumps legal team learned more than three weeks ago about the email chain setting up the meeting. The president still says he only learned of the meeting a few days ago. And new concerns within the west wing that the scramble to respond to reporting on the don jr. Meeting and emails may have inadvertently drawn white house aides into the special counsels russia investigation. For the latest, jeff zeleny is with the president in paris at 10 01 a. M. Good morning to you, jeff. Reporter good morning. We are here in paris where President Trump is going to be appearing as a guest of french president macron at the bastille Day Celebration today. This year, it also coincides with the 100th anniv
Or just two years shy. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor this is our western edition. There is a lot to get to tonight, but we are going to begin here with breaking news from houston with george h. W. Bush has been admitted to the hospital. The 3yearold president bush was admit today houston hospital sunday hours after attending the burial of his wife. Former first lady barbara bush. In a statement a family Spokes Person said president bush was admitted to houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting a infection. He is responding to treatments. Last year bush spent a few days in the intensive care unit at a houston hospital battling a cute resident pretory problems from pneumonia. He has made several over night stays in the hospital for Health Reasons over the last years. Dallas, texas. Jeff we will move now to a developing story in toronto. A van jumped the at least nine were killed and more than a dozen injured. A number of them are in Critical Condi
Prosecutors will try to get him to lie. And an intense manhunt under way right now for the killer who opened fire inside a waffle house. This as we learn disturbing new details about the suspects past, including a runin with the u. S. Secret service right here in washington. But lets start with the president of the United States on twitter once again. With the prospect of the legal walls closing in, the president fired off around 20 tweets over the weekend on a number of topics, most notably the legality of the special counsel Robert Muellers investigation and the ties to former fbi director james comey. But also this. On personal attorney and close friend Michael Cohen saying, and im quoting now, michael is a businessman for his own account, lawyer who i have always liked and respected. Most people will flip if the government lets them out of trouble, even if it means lying or making up stories. Sorry sorry, i dont see michael doing that despite the horrible witch hunt and the dishone